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