Resume

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Jade Duan

Burnaby, BC | jade.duan.earth@gmail.com | github.com/eerieA | linkedin.com/in/jade-duan/

Technical Skills

Python, JavaScript, C#, Java, C, C++, SQL, Julia, R, Pytest, Junit, Cypress
RESTful API design, architectures, infrastructures, algorithm design

Experiences

Software Developer Intern @ UBC IT, Sep 2023 - Sep 2024

  • Developed a software tool to validate configurations for a dense, multi-layered network across 3 campuses, 2 hospitals, and 100+ facilities.
  • Maintained RESTful API tests for an in-house network tool, reducing recurring issues by 25%.
  • Refactored APIs to enhance modularity, decreasing feature expansion time by 15%.
  • Optimized Python-based inventory tool architecture, increasing code readability by 33%.

Technical UI Designer @ Beamdog Games, etc., Apr 2020 - Aug 2022

  • Contributed to the CI/CD workflows, improving UI reliability and timely delivery across sub-systems.
  • Coordinated requirements from different departments, reduced 12% cooperational frictions.

Lead Designer, Civil Engineer @ I&S Studio, Huayu Engineering, etc., Pre-Feb 2020

  • Designed robust and cost-efficient civil structures and drafted blueprints.
  • Integrated key business needs into consumer engagements, increasing sales by 52%.

Selected Projects

Crypto Exchange Rate Viewer (Personal), Apr 2025 - May 2025

  • Implemented strong type safety to reduce runtime errors and enhance code maintainability.
  • Secured 100% of sensitive API traffic via secret management using .env files and scoped fetch modules.
  • Applied synchronization patterns for consistent and timely rate updates across components.

Network Configuration Checker (Professional), Jan 2024 - Mar 2024

  • Designed the core algorithm and selected optimal data structures, improving validation speed by ~30%.
  • Built robust Python-based solutions following industry-standard development principles, reducing complexity by 25%.
  • Authored 50+ unit tests to ensure functionality and future scalability.

Git Peek (Personal), Dec 2024 - Jan 2025

  • Developed a backend to process GitHub repository statistics per user.
  • Optimized API calls, reducing redundancy by over 40%, minimizing rate limit issues.
  • Deployed on Azure and Render.com, achieving 99.9% uptime.

Coding Quizzes (Academic), May 2024 - Jul 2024

  • Integrated an LLM API using Node.js to generate and evaluate quiz content dynamically.
  • Designed data mapping logic to render real-time results into UI using JavaScript, MySQL, and CSS.
  • Collaborated in a team of 4 under Agile methodologies with code reviews and Git-based version control.

Education

B.Sc., Computer Science, University of British Columbia, BC, CA
M.Eng., Structural Engineering & B.Eng., Civil Engineering, various universities, CN