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Hi! I'm Zeye (Simon) Gu, a skilled React web developer with experience in building complex applications with clean, efficient code. I've worked in cooperative education roles, gaining hands-on experience developing full-stack chat platforms and internal tools using modern technologies like React, Redux, Node.js, and PostgreSQL. I enjoy tackling challenging problems such as asynchronous data races and architecting scalable, easy-to-maintain applications. Passionate about continuous learning, I am currently engaged in advanced projects involving microservices and serverless architecture. I also have experience as a teaching assistant, where I supported and mentored students to strengthen their coding best practices.…Hi! I'm Zeye (Simon) Gu, a skilled React web developer with experience in building complex applications with clean, efficient code. I've worked in cooperative education roles, gaining hands-on experience developing full-stack chat platforms and internal tools using modern technologies like React, Redux, Node.js, and PostgreSQL. I enjoy tackling challenging problems such as asynchronous data races and architecting scalable, easy-to-maintain applications. Passionate about continuous learning, I am currently engaged in advanced projects involving microservices and serverless architecture. I also have experience as a teaching assistant, where I supported and mentored students to strengthen their coding best practices.

Zeye (Simon) Gu

Web Developer, Programmer, Full Stack Developer, +2

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Hi! I'm Zeye (Simon) Gu, a skilled React web developer with experience in building complex applications with clean, efficient code. I've worked in cooperative education roles, gaining hands-on experience developing full-stack chat platforms and internal tools using modern technologies like React, Redux, Node.js, and PostgreSQL. I enjoy tackling challenging problems such as asynchronous data races and architecting scalable, easy-to-maintain applications. Passionate about continuous learning, I am currently engaged in advanced projects involving microservices and serverless architecture. I also have experience as a teaching assistant, where I supported and mentored students to strengthen their coding best practices.…Hi! I'm Zeye (Simon) Gu, a skilled React web developer with experience in building complex applications with clean, efficient code. I've worked in cooperative education roles, gaining hands-on experience developing full-stack chat platforms and internal tools using modern technologies like React, Redux, Node.js, and PostgreSQL. I enjoy tackling challenging problems such as asynchronous data races and architecting scalable, easy-to-maintain applications. Passionate about continuous learning, I am currently engaged in advanced projects involving microservices and serverless architecture. I also have experience as a teaching assistant, where I supported and mentored students to strengthen their coding best practices.

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Hi! I’m Zeye (Simon) Gu, a skilled React web developer with experience in building complex applications with clean, efficient code. I’ve worked in cooperative education roles, gaining hands-on experience developing full-stack chat platforms and internal tools using modern technologies like React, Redux, Node.js, and PostgreSQL.

I enjoy tackling challenging problems such as asynchronous data races and architecting scalable, easy-to-maintain applications. Passionate about continuous learning, I am currently engaged in advanced projects involving microservices and serverless architecture. I also have experience as a teaching assistant, where I supported and mentored students to strengthen their coding best practices.

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Work Experience

React Web Developer Co-op at Nokia

August 31, 2023 - August 22, 2025

Owned the AG Grid master/detail page within the Flex Algo area of NSP NRC-P, built the React/Redux UI, wired API calls, and delivered the page end-to-end. Worked with a large codebase consuming 12+ internal npm packages from a private registry, integrated shared components, and handled versioning and peer dependencies across teams. Diagnosed and fixed a loading-data race condition causing the grid to render empty, aligning Redux async flow with the grid lifecycle to resolve it. Also built JSON-driven forms with Schema Form (Formik) reducing boilerplate by auto-generating form UI and validation from JSON schema.

React Web Developer Co-op at Nokia

December 31, 2021 - August 22, 2025

Contributed in a previous co-op term building React/Redux UI components and integrating APIs for internal tools within Nokia’s product suites.

Teaching Assistant at Carleton University

April 30, 2022 - August 22, 2025

Led tutorials and office hours, graded assignments, and coached coding best practices across multiple courses.

Full-Stack Developer (Personal Project) at Real-time Chat App

June 1, 2025 - Present

Built a full-stack chat platform with React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, and Node.js backend including authentication and conversation management. Implemented real-time messaging and online presence with Socket.IO, broadcasting updates instantly across multiple devices. Designed state management using Zustand with typed selectors to ensure minimal rerenders and consistent single source of truth. Structured as a PNPM monorepo sharing Zod/Prisma validators across client and server to eliminate schema drift. Deployed with continuous delivery using GitHub push-triggered builds and Render.

Student Developer (Course Project) at CMPT 756 — Microservices: Serverful vs Serverless

December 31, 2023 - August 22, 2025

Bootstrapped a serverful backend from zero deployed on EKS/Kubernetes with Nginx Ingress, Route53, MongoDB, and Docker. Defined stable API/event contracts so a teammate delivered a serverless variant using Lambda and API Gateway. Load tested with JMeter showing serverless has lower latency under concurrency with expected cold-start trade-offs.

Full-Stack Developer (Course Project) at Full-Stack Model Kits Shop & Community (MERN Stack)

September 30, 2022 - August 22, 2025

Built a buyer/seller marketplace with MongoDB Atlas and React; integrated Stripe API for secure payments.

React Web Developer Co-op at Nokia

August 31, 2023 - August 22, 2025

Developed and maintained the AG Grid master/detail page within the Flex Algo area of NSP NRC-P, building the React/Redux UI, integrating API calls, and delivering the page end-to-end. Worked with a large codebase consuming 12+ internal npm packages from a private registry, integrating shared components and managing versioning and peer dependencies across teams. Diagnosed and fixed a loading-data race condition causing the grid to render empty after loading overlay; aligned Redux async flow with grid lifecycle to resolve the issue. Built JSON-driven forms with Schema Form (Formik) to auto-generate UI and validation from JSON schema, reducing boilerplate.

React Web Developer Co-op at Nokia

December 31, 2021 - August 22, 2025

Same role during 2021 co-op term focused on developing React/Redux UI components, integrating APIs, and contributing to internal libraries and tooling to improve enterprise-level web applications.

Teaching Assistant at Carleton University

April 30, 2022 - August 22, 2025

Led tutorials and office hours, graded assignments, and coached coding best practices across multiple courses to support undergraduate students in computer science.

Full Stack Developer - Real-time Chat App (Personal Project)

June 1, 2025 - Present

Built a full-stack chat platform using React/TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, shadcn/ui, Node.js/Express, Prisma/PostgreSQL with authentication and conversation management. Implemented real-time messaging and online presence with Socket.IO, broadcasting updates across multiple devices instantly. Designed state management with Zustand and typed selectors ensuring minimal re-renders and consistent single source of truth. Structured as a PNPM monorepo sharing Zod and Prisma backend validators across client and server to eliminate schema drift. Deployed using continuous delivery pipeline with GitHub, automated builds, and Render.

Course Project - Microservices: Serverful vs Serverless at Simon Fraser University

December 31, 2023 - August 22, 2025

Bootstrapped a serverful baseline from zero and deployed it on EKS/Kubernetes with Nginx Ingress, Route 53, MongoDB, Docker. Defined stable API and event contracts so a teammate could deliver a serverless variant using Lambda and API Gateway. JMeter tests demonstrated serverless had lower latency under concurrency with expected cold-start trade-offs.

Full-Stack Developer - Model Kits Shop & Community (MERN Stack) at Personal Project

September 30, 2022 - August 22, 2025

Built a buyer/seller marketplace with MongoDB Atlas and React; integrated Stripe API for secure payments.