Welcome! I am

Liew Kai Shin

About

Thanks for dropping by! I'm currently working with Rakuten Viki, where I work on shipping performant features on their web application.

Outside of coding, I enjoy rock climbing and hiking 🧗🏻‍♀️🥾 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 occassionally play video games on my Switch or computer, and most often you will find me on Tetris or pondering over Killer Sudoku 🎮🧩

Background

  • Rakuten Viki

    2024-Present

    Frontend 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 • Awarded a spot bonus in Q4 2024 for work achievements

    • Typescript
    • NextJS
    • React

  • DxD Hub

    2021-2024

    Fullstack Software Engineer / Data Science Associate

    • Developed 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
    • Python
    • React
    • React Native
    • Redux
    • Django
    • scikit-learn
    • AWS

  • Nestlé

    2020-2021

    Biotransformation Intern / Final Year Project Student

    • Food prototyping and analysis for new product ideas • Developed an RTD prototype of a chocolate malt beverage with improved nutritional content

    • Research
    • Food science

  • Nanyang Technological University

    2019

    International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM)

    • Represented NTU at the worldwide synthetic biology competition held in Boston, MA • Awarded Gold medal for research accomplishments

    • Research
    • CRISPR

  • Nanyang Technological University

    2018-2019

    Undergraduate Research on Campus (URECA)

    • Awarded NTU President Research Scholar for research accomplishments

    • Research
    • CRISPR

  • Nanyang Technological University

    2017-2021

    Bachelor's in Engineering (Bioengineering), with Honours

    Coursework: • Engineering Statistics • Numerical Methods and Data Analytics Activities: • Volunteer for SHINE Children and Youth Services

    Projects

    Contact

    Feel free to reach out to me ☺️