James Hsu

Full-Stack Developer & Machine Learning Enthusiast

Hi, I'm Shih-Ju (James) Hsu, a junior software engineer based in Los Angeles, CA.

Skills

Languages

Python

C++

JavaScript

TypeScript

HTML

CSS

Java

Swift

Frameworks & Libraries

React

Bootstrap

Tailwind CSS

Express.js

Node.js

Next.js

Flask

PyTorch

Others

Git

Linux

Docker

Shell Script

AWS

GCP

MongoDB

MySQL

Experience

National Taiwan Univeristy

B.S. in Computer Science & Information Eng.

GPA: 3.96/4.30
Dean's List Award

Sep. 2018 - June 2022

LeanDev

Frontend Engineer (Intern)

Played a pivotal role within the Software Development Life Cycle by developing a Web Application, with a focus on delivering UI functionalities and developing permission control systems.
Engineered interactive applets using JavaScript and React to enhance the management of experimental records and budgets, utilizing Component-Based Architecture, focusing on usability, interactivity and performance.

Jul. 2020 - Jan. 2021

MiuLab

Undergraduate Student Researcher

Implemented models using T5 and FiD to process multiple long inputs, applied a BERT-based model to enhance training intents by 7-10%, and suggested improvements to overcome limitations of using a single source document.

Sep. 2020 - Jun. 2022

Intel

Software Engineer (Intern)

Contributed to the technical effort by developing comprehensive solutions for Chromebook data display, delivering clean and scalable code in JavaScript, and optimizing overall system performance to meet critical project milestones.
Thoughtfully identified functional & system requirements, researched adequate technologies and selected architectural & design patterns allowing for maximum scalability and performance.
Built an intuitive full-stack interface to facilitate Chromebook data display using the MERN stack (React, Node.js, Express.js, MongoDB), achieving streamlined and efficient data retrieval and visualization with a response time of under 1500 ms.

Feb. 2022 - Dec. 2022

University of Southern California

M.S. in Computer Science

GPA: 3.85/4.0

Aug. 2023 - May 2025 (expected)

Projects

Stocks Portfolio Management iOS App

May 2024

An iOS stock management application with Swift and SwiftUI, enabling real-time stock transactions while providing users with detailed market sentiment, recent news, and EPS charts.

Stock Search System

Feb. 2024

A stock search system built with React and Node.js, featuring Highcharts for dynamic stock market visualizations and MongoDB for real-time tracking and updates of user portfolios.

Library Management System

Nov. 2023

A library inventory system constructed with both TCP and UDP sockets in C++, allowing users to request books and enabling admins to effectively manage the book inventory.