// 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.
Tech Stack
Languages & Frameworks
Backend & Databases
Testing & CI/CD
Experience
- Feb 2025 - Present
Tokyo, Japan
Frontend Engineer
Woven by Toyota
Feb 2025 - Present·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·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·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·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