🎓 Software Developer based in Manchester, UK
🧠 Passionate about full-stack JavaScript development, clean UI, and scalable backend systems
I'm a career-switching developer with hands-on experience in building full-stack applications using React, Node.js, Django, and PostgreSQL.
Currently completing the Northcoders bootcamp and pursuing a BSc in Computer Science at the University of London.
I love solving real-world problems through code and collaborating in agile teams to create responsive, accessible apps.
Interactive Reddit-style news platform with voting, sorting, and commenting.
- Built responsive UI with React + Tailwind for fast user interactions
- Designed RESTful API using Node.js, Express & PostgreSQL
- Implemented optimistic UI updates for seamless voting experience
- Tech: React, Tailwind CSS, Node.js, Express, PostgreSQL
- 🔗 Frontend GitHub | Backend GitHub
Full-stack e-commerce application inspired by Japanese supermarkets.
- Secure authentication, cart, checkout & Stripe payments
- Admin dashboard for product and order management
- Hosted media assets using AWS for scalability
- Tech: Django, Python, PostgreSQL, Bootstrap, Stripe, AWS
Recipe discovery platform focused on simplicity and accessibility.
- Dynamic recipe search and filtering
- CRUD functionality with MongoDB
- Mobile-first UI for everyday usability
- Tech: Flask, Python, MongoDB, HTML, CSS, Materialize
Modern weather dashboard providing real-time and hourly forecasts.
- Type-safe UI built with React + TypeScript
- Integrated third-party weather API
- Interactive temperature visualizations & clean UI
- Tech: React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, REST APIs
Fun and engaging quiz web app for cat lovers.
- Randomized questions and scoring system
- Designed for playful, lightweight interaction
- Tech: JavaScript, HTML, CSS
Showcase platform for gyms and fitness services.
- Highlighted facilities, classes & booking journey
- Structured for future API and membership integration
- Tech: HTML, CSS, JavaScript
- Languages: JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript, Python, C#, SQL, Go, C
- Frontend: React, Next.js, Tailwind CSS, Vite, Bootstrap, Materialize
- Backend: Node.js, Express, Django, Flask, RESTful APIs
- Databases: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MySQL, Supabase
- Cloud & DevOps: AWS (basics), Railway, Render, Vercel, Netlify, CI/CD (GitHub Actions)
- Tools & Practices: Git/GitHub, Agile/Scrum, TDD (Jest, pytest, Supertest), Postman, Figma, Jira
- Others: Microservices, system design, authentication & security, design systems
- 💻 Deepening backend engineering skills — Node.js, Go, C#, database performance & API design
- ☁️ Exploring cloud fundamentals (AWS, deployments, monitoring, CI/CD pipelines)
- 🎨 Improving reusable UI component patterns and scalable front-end architectures in React + Tailwind
- 🤝 Sharpening collaboration through real-world startup and freelance projects
- 🧩 Participating in hackathons, tech communities, and engineering meetups
- 🎓 Studying BSc Computer Science part-time to strengthen CS theory & problem-solving
- 📫 Email: laurenyeung21717@gmail.com