Welcome! I am

Liew Kai Shin

Thanks for dropping by! I'm currently working with Rakuten Viki, where I work on shipping performant features on their web application. I previously studied Biomedical Engineering in Nanyang Technological University (NTU), where I focussed on CRISPR research. It was during this time that I picked up my Python skills.

I like to spend my spare time outside rock climbing and hiking, or planning my next escape 🧗🏻‍♀️🥾 A fun fact about me is that one time I almost made it to Everest Base Camp, but a snowstorm had other plans for me. I occasionally play video games on my Switch or computer, and most often you will find me on Tetris or pondering over the daily NYT puzzle 🎮🧩 My current goal right now is to run regularly.

Background

  1. Jul 2024 — Presentexperience

    Rakuten Viki

    Software Engineer

    • Developed features on Viki.com and other applications
    • Led efforts in smooth upgrading of NextJS versions, allowing for improved developer experience with 60% reduction in startup times and 78% reduction in build times
    • Worked on the re-imagined homepage on Viki.com which was released in H2 2026
    • Built agents and workflows to shorten the migration of a large-scale legacy Next.js frontend to SvelteKit with 25-99% improvements in various Core Web Vitals
    • Awarded a spot bonus in Q4 2024 for work achievements
    • Typescript
    • NextJS
    • React
    • SvelteKit
    • VideoJS
    Viki photo 1
  2. Jul 2023 — May 2024

    DxD Hub

    Jun 2023 — May 2024experience

    Software Engineer

    • Collaborated with clinicians and researchers in various settings to develop applications in the digital health space with React, React Native, and Django REST Framework
    • Data analysis, pre-processing, feature generation, and building of machine learning models for risk prediction of patient outcomes with Python
    • Typescript
    • React
    • React Native
    • Redux
    • Django
    • AWS
    Jun 2021 — Jun 2023experience

    Data Science Associate

    • Data analysis, pre-processing, feature generation, and building of machine learning models for risk prediction of patient outcomes with Python
    • Python
    • scikit-learn
    DxD photo 1
  3. Jan 2020 — May 2021

    Nestlé

    Jul 2020 — May 2021experience

    Final Year Project Student

    • Developed RTD prototypes of an Nestlé beverages with improved nutritional content
    • Food science
    Jan 2020 - Jun 2020experience

    Biotransformation Intern

    • Developed RTD prototypes of existing Nestlé beverages with improved nutritional content, and worked on new product ideas
    • Food science
    Nestle photo 1
    Nestle photo 3
    Nestle photo 2
  4. Aug 2017 — May 2021

    Nanyang Technological University

    Aug 2017 — May 2021education

    Bachelor's in Engineering (Bioengineering), with Honours

    Coursework

    • Engineering Statistics
    • Numerical Methods and Data Analytics

    Activities

    • Volunteer for SHINE Children and Youth Services
    Jan 2019 - Nov 2019research

    International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM)

    • Represented NTU at the worldwide synthetic biology competition held in Boston, MA
    • Awarded Gold medal for research accomplishments
    • CRISPR
    Aug 2018 — May 2019research

    Undergraduate Research on Campus (URECA)

    • Awarded NTU President Research Scholar for research accomplishments
    • CRISPR
    NTU photo 2
    NTU photo 4

Projects

Contact

Feel free to reach out to me ☺️