Hi, I'm Russell πŸ‘‹
Year 3 Computer Science student at Nanyang Technological University πŸ‘¨πŸ»β€πŸ’»
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About

I'm a Software Engineer with experience scaling cloud solutions and building SaaS products. I'm currently pursuing Computer Science at NTU while actively developing full-stack applications. I've previously built core infrastructure at various startups and worked on projects ranging from web applications to cloud architecture. I'm passionate about crafting innovative technical solutions and pushing the boundaries of software engineering.

Work Experience

V

Voltade

Jun 2025 - Present
Software Engineering Intern
Currently working on the core engineering team of a multi-tenant, cloud-native business platform. Responsibilities included building platform-level SDKs and type-safe APIs in Typescript, implementing secure access control with BetterAuth and OpenFGA, and automating infrastructure using Kubernetes, CloudNativePG, and Terraform. Contributed to schema migrations and core services powering ERP modules such as finance, HR, education, and procurement.
G

Gignite.ai

Jan 2023 - Feb 2025
Founding Software Engineer
Engineered scalable microservices using Express.js/TypeScript and Docker, leading cloud migration from AWS to Azure with 30% cost savings. Implemented PostgreSQL with Drizzle ORM, Stripe payment processing, and tRPC/Zod for type-safe APIs. Built React admin dashboard with CSV bulk user management, reducing onboarding time by 90%.
S

Singapore Armed Forces

Oct 2021 - Jul 2023
System Network Administrator
Specialised in computer information systems to establish and manage computer networks that were crucial in the planning and execution of successful military operations.
K

Koios

Oct 2022 - Dec 2022
Software Engineer (Pro Bono)
Developed scalable RESTful APIs and created comprehensive documentation, including endpoint descriptions and standards for request/response formats, streamlining developer onboarding.
D

DrΓ€ger

Sep 2020 - Feb 2021
Software Engineering Intern
Engineered rental business automation system using Node.js/Express and MySQL, reducing manual data entry by 40%. Implemented EJS templating for dynamic interfaces and deployed services on company's internal Azure cloud infrastructure.

Skills

React
Next.js
Typescript
Node.js
Python
Javascript
Java
PostgreSQL
MySQL
DynamoDB
Supabase
Elasticsearch
Azure
AWS
Docker
Git
NGINX
My Projects

Check out my latest work

I've worked on a variety of projects, from simple websites to complex web applications. Here are a few of my favorites.

Project prepARed

Project prepARed

This innovative AI-powered emergency preparedness platform transforms passive disaster training into immersive, personalized AR experiences, clinching 1st place at the SCDF x Dell Lifesavers' Innovation Challenge 2025 and the Dell Innovation Award for most innovative use of AI and cloud-native technologies.

Kubernetes
Cloud Native
Swift
Yolo
VeriShield

VeriShield

This innovative AI-powered misinformation detection platform showcases its ability to identify false narratives, verify facts, and generate tailored responses across digital channels through a real-time dashboard, honored as 4th place at NTU Techfest Hackathon 2025.

Terraform
AWS
React
Next.js
Supabase
Shadcn UI
Which F1 driver are you?

Which F1 driver are you?

Debuted at Lenovo Leaders Circle during Singapore's 2024 Grand Prix, showcasing a locally-run 2B parameter LLM powered by Intel's Neural Processing Unit, delivering personalized AI experiences without cloud dependency.

Intel NPU with LLaVA-Gemma 2B model
Tailwind CSS
React
Next.js
FastAPI
TravelBuddy.ai

TravelBuddy.ai

An innovative AI-powered travel itinerary platform developed for the SCSE TechFest Hackathon 2024 at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), where it was honoured as a Top 10 Finalist.

Next.js
Typescript
PostgreSQL
MaterialUI
TailwindCSS
GPT 4
tRPC
Clerk
CarKaki

CarKaki

Smart parking solution for Singapore drivers. Featuring real-time availability, rates, navigation, and CarPlay/Android Auto integration. Implements PWA for cross-platform support and seamless parking management.

Next.js
Typescript
PostgreSQL
Drizzle-ORM
TailwindCSS
Shadcn UI
React.js
Animal Sound Prediction

Animal Sound Prediction

Machine learning project for classifying animal sounds in environmental recordings. Implements various ML models with Random Forest achieving best performance, providing insights on audio data preprocessing and outlier handling.

Python
Machine Learning
EDA
Feature Engineering
Librosa
Contact

Get in Touch

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