// Tokyo, Japan

Amy LAU

A passionate software engineer in full-stack experience with TypeScript, React, Node.js, and other cool frameworks and tools.

Enjoy building clean, efficient web apps that help me (and others) be productively lazy.

Coffee fuels my code, and I love them both equally.

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Tech Stack
Languages & Frameworks
JavaScript
TypeScript
HTML5
CSS
React
Next.js
Node.js
Backend & Databases
Express
PostgreSQL
REST API
Testing & CI/CD
Jest
Git
GitHub Actions
Experience
  • Feb 2025 - Present

    Tokyo, Japan

    Frontend Engineer
    Woven by Toyota
    Feb 2025 - Present
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    Tokyo, Japan

    • Working with an incredible team to build part of Woven City.

  • Oct 2023 - Dec 2024

    Tokyo, Japan

    Software Engineer
    Asurion
    Oct 2023 - Dec 2024
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    Tokyo, Japan

    • Worked closely with UI/UX designers to facilitate the design and implementation of new UI components and features.

    • Using JavaScript/TypeScript, React, and Node.js to build, optimize, and maintain scalable frontend and backend.

    • Developed comprehensive unit tests using Vitest to ensure code quality and reliability, increasing test coverage by 40%.

    • Worked on migration of RethinkDB to PostgreSQL, collaborating with the DBA team to define the migration strategy.

  • Feb 2023 - Oct 2023

    Tokyo, Japan

    Career Break
    Feb 2023 - Oct 2023
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    Tokyo, Japan

    • Moved to new country on Working Holiday and started from scratch.

    • Made progress in understanding local culture, language, and convenience store hacks.

    • Picked up new hobbies like snowboarding and darts along the way.

    • Survived the chaos, and eventually turned the adventure into a full-time role with a multi-year visa.

    • Still figuring things out, but thriving more every day.

  • Dec 2021 - Feb 2023

    Hong Kong

    Application Architect
    IBM
    Dec 2021 - Feb 2023
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    Hong Kong

    • Collaborated with stakeholders and provided architectural solutions that aligned with their business goals.

    • Provided technical advice on design and testing, led the development team to implement various marketing campaigns leveraging the chatbot, driving a 30% increase in active users.

    • Conducted workshops and created comprehensive project documentation for smooth client IT handover.

    • Implemented various integrations with the web application such as WhatsApp Business API, Qualtrics, enhancing the functionality and interoperability of applications.

Education
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science

Hong Kong
Projects
engineering-hub

A monorepo platform for modern frontend engineering. Featuring centralized configs, an A11y-driven UI library, and automated CI/CD workflows.

TypeScript
SourceDemo
react-fcm-playground

A demo project showcasing Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) in a modern React app.

TypeScript
SourceDemo
tyalau.github.io

Built with Next.js and Material UI — this is my personal website you're browsing now!!

TypeScript
SourceDemo

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