Benson Zhen

Experience

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  Open Source

  May 2023 - Aug 2023

  - Utilized React Router to facilitate smooth navigation and distinct routes within the single-page application, enhancing user experience while viewing and managing saved outfits.- Leveraged Leap API with Express for enhanced cost-effectiveness, streamlining communication and data exchange to elevate the application’s overall functionality.- Integrated PostgreSQL into Express middleware, enabling efficient user input storage via HTTP requests while optimizing data retrieval, performance, and user experience through querying the relational tables of users and generated images. Show less

  • Software Engineer | Check-in-pal

    Jul 2023 - Aug 2023

  • Software Engineer | Fitted

    May 2023 - Jun 2023
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  Next Engine Optimization (Open Source)

  Jun 2023 - now

  Software Engineer

  - Optimized the application's UI for faster performance using Next.js server-side rendering to also increase SEO and implemented seamless styling with Tailwind CSS, resulting in an enhanced user experience with ease of use of our web application across all browsing platforms.- Utilized Puppeteer to automate user file analysis, providing comprehensive performance metrics on FCP, DOM completion, request time, hydration time effortlessly.- Contributed to the seamless integration of file upload functionality by implementing native HTML5 Drag and Drop API and JavaScript FileReader API, enhancing the user experience.- Enhanced application deployment and accessibility by configuring CI/CD with AWS EC2, ensuring smooth launches, while utilizing Route 53 to efficiently host the domain name.- Implemented Docker and Docker Hub to resolve Puppeteer's large file size bundling issues, enabling seamless communication between applications and optimizing their connectivity and interaction.- Developed a fully functional sample app using test-driven development principles, utilizing Jest for thorough testing and debugging, while ensuring the application's integrity through rigorous evaluation of new functions, guaranteeing seamless integration and preventing potential disruptions. Show less