Building cloud infrastructure for 1000s of clients including Pixar, OpenAI, and Apple 🛠️

Developed software to support the fight against cancer 👊● Developed clinical trial extraction API with Python and Flask that structures the 5000+ cancer-related clinical trials from clincaltrials.gov to automate patient-trial matching and modernize healthcare.○ Refactored Microsoft Research natural language processing (NLP) pseudo-model for production by adapting Python notebooks from Databricks into vanilla Python, enabling Git version control and reducing computational costs.○ Horizontally-scaled extraction API by hosting on Azure (App Services, Virtual Networks, Virtual Machines, etc.)○ Optimized request latency from 20 seconds to 0.1 seconds by preprocessing queries with Azure Function App and saving the output to Azure Blob Storage, enabling hospitals to access structured clinical trials instantly.● Presented health-tech innovations to 10+ engineers across Health Data & AI to explore inter-team collaboration.○ Dockerized package to allow collaborators to spin up their own local extraction service.

Organized developers to launch Down Groups to the iOS App Store ✨● Unified 8 developers to launch Meetup-like social media application “Down Groups” for iOS/Android using React Native, Ignite & Firebase to facilitate and share in-person college events for the 700+ beta signups.● Promoted team productivity and morale by applying Scrum practices: daily standups, sprint reviews and sprint retros.● Patched holes in team structure, building internal documentation for 13 components with Docusaurus, Markdown and React.js enabling quick on-boarding for new developers

Learned how industry developers work in consulting roles 🗣️● Shadowed and paired with software engineers using extreme programming (XP) & test-driven development (TDD).

Pitched Snapchat feature to Snap executives to promote awareness and proactivity for racial justice ✊● Selected as one of 15 scholars from a pool of 100+ community college student applicants to partake in career development boot camp directly with Program Manager of Snap Inc. Global Philanthropy, Lindsey Heisser.● Prototyped Snapchat feature “Unity” as capstone project that educates users about racial inequality, connects them with non-profits and empowers them to support racial justice campaigns (github.com/JonathanCNg/UnityBySnap).○ Directed team of developers, designers and marketers in partnership with BIPOC nonprofit Community Coalition.○ Built feature that highlights nonprofits on Snap Map with React Native frontend, demoed with Apple/Google Maps.○ Developed Snapchat clone with user authentication and group chats using Google Firebase Firestore & Auth backend.● Pitched prototype Snapchat feature to Snap Inc.’s CCO, Julie Henderson, and 120+ public audience members.

Developed social media app to help college students find new friends 💛● Enabled user authentication by engineering 5 elements with React Native such as credential input & Google Sign-In.

Taught computer science and mathematics to children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).