Vivian Xu

Full-stack engineer, loves to craft clean code, build it together, and ship magical experiences

Experience

Freelancer

Self-employed, Apr 2023 – present

  • DPL Group (work in progress):
    • Collaborate with UI designer to build the web design
    • Integrate Sanity.io to provide client with a CMS
    • Set up and build the Next.js website in Vercel
  • semipro.top (work in progress):
    • Collaborate with UI designer to build MVP blog and personalized planner web app
    • Built the first MVP web platform with Next.js and Sanity.io, which allowed the startup to test with customers and gather feedback

MadKangaroo Tech Blog Platform

JR Academy, Nov 2022 – Apr 2023

  • #1 contributor engineer on the team
  • Collaborated with the designer to build and polish the Next.js app in Typescript
  • Implemented GitHub and email authentication Integrated database with Prisma and Supabase
  • Quick to unblock fellow engineers with calls and code reviews
  • Collaborated with the BA to clarify the user stories and acceptance criteria

Digital Experience Internship

Deakin University, May – Aug 2022

  • Collaborate with the engineer to build the design
  • Contribute to design system
  • Facilitated UX research

Online Business Founder

Emotion Freedom, Jan – Dec 2021

  • All customers improved their wellbeing by 70% on average
  • Achieved 30% conversion rate and ~$20k profit with digital marketing strategy

Other experiences

Student Advisor

  • Deakin University, Jan 2022 – current
  • RMIT University, Jan 2019 – Feb 2021

Teacher and coordinator

  • China Minzu University, Beijing
  • Confucius Institute, Thailand