Brendan Shen
Full-Stack Software Engineer
Crafting elegant, scalable solutions with modern technologies. Passionate about clean code, exceptional UX, and continuous learning.
Skills & Technologies
A comprehensive toolkit for building modern, scalable applications
Languages
Frontend
Backend & Database
DevOps & Tools
Projects
A selection of projects I've worked on. Each one represents a unique challenge and learning opportunity.
Portfolio Website
Personal portfolio built with Nuxt 3, featuring a modern design with animated gradients and seamless content management.
The Grimoire
A semantic search engine for Magic: The Gathering cards using vector similarity search. Downloads card data from Scryfall, generates embeddings using state-of-the-art language models, and stores them in Qdrant for fast similarity-based queries.
MNIST Digit Recognition
A neural network for the MNIST Digit Recognition task. No high-level libraries are used except for numpy (and cupy for GPU optimization on google colab)
Experience
My professional journey and the roles that have shaped my expertise.
Research Intern
AB Biosciences · Massachusetts, United States
Learned Biochemistry concepts and conducted experiments focusing on antibodies. Also helped develop new tools for the company to enhance future research.
- Executed 10+ wet lab experiments, including ELISA and SDS-PAGE, to support company workflow, develop new assay procedures, and verify quality of lab products
- Contributed to the production and purification of 5+ proteins, enhancing resources for internal testing and sale
- Deployed and operated Alphafold 3 modeling on Linux-based systems, from installation to result interpretation, generating 120+ models and interpreted results that informed future company research
- Developed 3 executable packages, streamlining data processing and facilitating subsequent research and modeling
Project Manager
Ballet · Nevada, United States
Developed and led company initiative with US coin stores to increase product reach
- Automated data aggregation for over 2500+ US coin stores using Python and Google Maps API, generating 20+ qualified leads through targeted cold email and calls
- Designed compelling marketing graphics using Omnisend and Canva, distributing 3 campaigns to 1000+ email subscribers to enhance brand visibility
- Contributed to direct sales efforts at Bitcoin 2024 conference, generating over $30,000 in revenue within 3 days
Software Developer Intern
Intumit · Taipei, Taiwan (Remote)
- Learned about the development of traditional chatbot services - Learned about MySQL and CRUD with SpringBoot
- Tested and developed a chatbot using a backend development platform
- Developed a full stack project that used MySQL to create a management system for employees
- Gave a presentation on ChatGPT applications in the chatbot industry to manager and company executives
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