Hello! I'm Yu-Wen Chen, a frontend-focused software engineer with over six years of experience delivering high-quality web applications in fast-paced, international teams. I specialize in React, TypeScript, Redux, and building scalable UI architectures, while collaborating closely with product and design to turn ideas into polished, user-friendly interfaces. I also contribute to backend and DevOps tasks when needed, constantly learning to improve performance, testing, and release processes. In multicultural remote environments, I value openness, clear communication, adaptability, and delivering value on time. I’m fluent in Mandarin and English, comfortable working across time zones, and I enjoy creating reusable UI libraries and onboarding dashboards to empower teams and customers. I'm eligible to work in Canada and excited to continue crafting impactful software that solves real problems.

Yu-Wen Chen

Hello! I'm Yu-Wen Chen, a frontend-focused software engineer with over six years of experience delivering high-quality web applications in fast-paced, international teams. I specialize in React, TypeScript, Redux, and building scalable UI architectures, while collaborating closely with product and design to turn ideas into polished, user-friendly interfaces. I also contribute to backend and DevOps tasks when needed, constantly learning to improve performance, testing, and release processes. In multicultural remote environments, I value openness, clear communication, adaptability, and delivering value on time. I’m fluent in Mandarin and English, comfortable working across time zones, and I enjoy creating reusable UI libraries and onboarding dashboards to empower teams and customers. I'm eligible to work in Canada and excited to continue crafting impactful software that solves real problems.

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Hello! I’m Yu-Wen Chen, a frontend-focused software engineer with over six years of experience delivering high-quality web applications in fast-paced, international teams. I specialize in React, TypeScript, Redux, and building scalable UI architectures, while collaborating closely with product and design to turn ideas into polished, user-friendly interfaces. I also contribute to backend and DevOps tasks when needed, constantly learning to improve performance, testing, and release processes.

In multicultural remote environments, I value openness, clear communication, adaptability, and delivering value on time. I’m fluent in Mandarin and English, comfortable working across time zones, and I enjoy creating reusable UI libraries and onboarding dashboards to empower teams and customers. I’m eligible to work in Canada and excited to continue crafting impactful software that solves real problems.

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Experience Level

Intermediate

Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Full Stack Developer at Singapore-based fintech startup
February 1, 2024 - September 11, 2025
Developed modern public facing applications using React, TypeScript, and Webpack; enforced coding standards with ESLint; implemented integration tests with Cypress; tracked user flows with CleverTap; leveraged Ant Design and Storybook to create a custom internal UI component library; built demos and maintained production-ready UI. Backend contributions included building modern 3-tier Ruby on Rails apps with Puma; improved system performance with Redis caching; managed asynchronous jobs using Sidekiq; ensured code quality through unit and integration tests (RSpec); applied Service Object pattern and integrated DataDog for observability. Led a database restructuring project with a 5-member team to redesign the schema for storing blockchain addresses to improve scalability.
Frontend Engineer at Higgar Technology
April 1, 2020 - September 11, 2025
Reviewed design wireframes and mockups with UI designers to ensure consistency and feasibility, translated them into web layouts using Vue.js; created and maintained a scalable styling system using the BEM naming convention; developed and maintained a company-wide internal UI library with Storybook to accelerate product development and unify styling; built responsive UI interfaces adaptable to various devices and resolved cross-browser compatibility issues.
Editor at CCLM Publishing Group
July 1, 2017 - September 11, 2025
Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver published editions within allocated budgets and tight timeframes.

Education

Web Development Program at Institute for Information Industry
August 1, 2017 - February 1, 2018
Bachelor in Journalism at National Chengchi University
September 1, 2009 - June 1, 2013

Qualifications

AWS Certified Developer - Associate
March 1, 2025 - September 11, 2025

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment, Education