Hi, I'm Elaine 👋
Over 3 years of backend development experience, specializing in backend APIs, Chatbots, and cloud services.
Elaine

About

I am passionate about learning and exploring new things, enjoying the sense of achievement throughout the process, and eager to share knowledge. I thrive under pressure, excel in communication and collaboration, and am not afraid to step out of my comfort zone to solve challenges.

Work Experience

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DHC Specialty Corp.

August 2024 - Present
Senior Software Engineer
  • Backend
    • SaaS Multi-Tenant Platform Development
      • Architected and implemented a scalable, tenant-isolated SaaS platform in Django for receiving battery diagnostics from mobile apps. Designed the system with pluggable modules to support client-specific features and reduce code duplication across tenants.
      • Developed APIs for core functionalities including account management, OTP authentication, and data access segregation.
      • Wrote over 150 integration tests to ensure system stability under Django-Tenant architecture.
      • Implemented a data archiving mechanism for legacy records to reduce database load and improve query performance.
      • Developed custom Django management commands to validate data and generate documents automatically, reducing manual workload.
    • Maintained five client-specific Node.js products for receiving battery diagnostics from mobile apps, providing bug fixes and incremental feature updates.
    • Developed a GitLab project audit tool to validate member permissions regularly.
    • Built and maintained an internal SLA monitoring system and provided APIs for internal and external systems to retrieve SLA results.
  • DevOps
    • Executed JMeter performance tests and optimized AWS resource configurations.
    • Set up and deployed a SaaS environment with Elastic Beanstalk, CloudFront, Route 53, ALB, SNS, and SES.
S

Sysfeather Co.

April 2023 - July 2024
Python/Django Backend Engineer
  • Backend
    • Collaborated closely with the team to translate requirements into scalable API designs and architecture decisions.
    • Independently built an logistics-integration platform:
      • Mapped the life-cycles of multiple carriers and unified them with Django REST Framework APIs consumed by downstream products.
      • Delivered an internal dashboard with Django Template + CoreUI.
      • Added two-step verification for password-reset and email-update flows.
      • Employed Django-q scheduled jobs to sync carrier statuses and push instant updates, cutting lost-order / delay risk.
      • Introduced async tasks that reduced API latency and improved user experience.
      • Integrated multi-carrier billing Functions, automating reconciliation and invoicing and saving significant manual effort for the sales team.
      • Wrote comprehensive API docs and request samples to speed up third-party integration.
  • DevOps
    • Containerized services with Docker and deployed via AWS Copilot; managed RDS, ECS, ECR, CodePipeline, Route 53, ACM.
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Ponddy Education Taiwan Ltd.
Ceased Operations

August 2022 - March 2023
Software Engineer
  • Backend
    • Collaborated with the team to design and develop over 50 APIs for both web and mobile platforms, with complete documentation.
    • Planned, refactored, and implemented features across four projects, including third-party service integration and improving code maintainability and readability.
    • Developed various API features beyond CRUD, such as:
      • Used regular expressions to post-process Chinese word segmentation and part-of-speech tagging.
      • Built web crawlers with requests to analyze Mandarin word lists and generate statistical summaries.
    • Developed and maintained 12 Django-based language learning platforms and 2 internal-use Chrome extensions, delivering new features while resolving user-reported issues and fixing data inconsistencies.
    • Wrote API documentation and sample HTTP requests for the frontend team, streamlining development and integration.
  • DevOps
    • Established CI/CD pipelines using CircleCI and revamped legacy pipelines for three older products.
    • Maintained AWS services including EC2, S3, Elastic Beanstalk, RDS, SNS, and SES.
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Freedom Systems Inc.

February 2022 - July 2022
Trainee Engineer
  • Provided IT support and system maintenance for client environments, including hardware, OS, and software troubleshooting.
  • Managed O365, Active Directory, file servers, and enterprise-level wireless networks.
  • Communicated directly with clients to understand and resolve technical issues.
  • Led intern team in coordination tasks.
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Ponddy Education Taiwan Ltd.

June 2020 - June 2021
Software Intern
  • Backend
    • Built a real-time Interactive Response System (IRS) — a live Q&A tool used by teachers in classrooms — using Django REST Framework and Django Channels, implementing 22 features with 98 tests.
    • Developed E2E API automation test scripts and maintained four projects.
  • DevOps
    • Used Docker and CircleCI to containerize services and streamline CI/CD processes.
  • Led manual testing efforts and trained junior testers in testing tools and flows.

Freelance Experience

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Xkernel

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Backend Engineer
  • Developed and maintained backend services for a Taiwanese Hakka language corpus system
    • Collaborated with the team to implement multiple Web APIs and maintain comprehensive documentation
    • Integrated Google reCAPTCHA v3 to enhance security during user verification
  • Developed backend APIs for an English-speaking learning system.
  • Maintained and enhanced a taxi dispatch system that receives and consolidates order information from upstream vendors, then assigns orders to downstream partners or in-house taxi drivers
    • Developed and documented multiple Web APIs based on team requirements
    • Customized Django Admin interfaces to support bulk driver assignment and order import/export from upstream vendors
  • Migrated legacy products to AWS EC2 for improved deployment and scalability

Skills

Python
CSS
JavaScript
HTML
Markdown
Django
Django REST Framework
django-tenants
PostgreSQL
MySQL
Redis
Docker
Dockerfile
Docker Compose
Gunicorn
Nginx
AWS
Linux
Git
CircleCI
Jira
Automated Testing
Websocket
Swagger

Education

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National Taipei University of Business
Second in Class

2020 - 2022
Bachelor's Degree of Information Management (2-Year Technical Program)
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National Taipei University of Business
First in Class

2015 - 2020
Associate Degree of Information Management (5-Year Junior College Program)
My Projects

Check out my latest work

I've worked on a variety of projects, from simple websites to complex web applications. Here are a few of my favorites.

Finance Track

Finance Track

This personal side project integrates a website and LINE Bot for quick expense logging with later detail completion. Users can view analysis online, while Django-q handles reminders and database backups via email. The frontend is built with Django Template and a free template.

Django
Django-q
Docker Compose
PostgreSQL
HTML
CSS
JavaScript
Gunicorn
Nginx
AWS EC2
AWS Route53
LineBot
Website
ShortURL

ShortURL

Developed a personal URL shortening service as a side project, featuring the creation, querying, and redirection of short URLs. Utilized Django Template and Bootstrap for a clean and intuitive frontend interface.

Django
Docker Compose
PostgreSQL
Bootstrap
HTML
CSS
JavaScript
Nginx
AWS EC2
AWS ECR
AWS ECS
AWS CodePipeline
Source
Book

Book

Developed an online bookstore for members to purchase books easily. Handled database design, backend, and front-end development using Django, with the database in Docker containers. Implemented RWD for a user-friendly interface and deployed the project to AWS EC2 via a CI/CD pipeline.

Django
Docker Compose
PostgreSQL
Bootstrap
HTML
CSS
JavaScript
Gunicorn
Nginx
CircleCI
AWS EC2
Source
UB 醬

UB 醬

Developed a campus bot with nine key features, guiding users through a finite state machine and supporting intuitive natural language queries. The system is modularly designed, allowing for easy adaptation to platforms like LINE Bot or Telegram Bot in the future.

Django
FastAPI
PostgreSQL
AWS EC2
Messenger Bot
Source
Video
Contact

Get in Touch

Want to chat? Just shoot me a dm with a direct question on LinkedIn and I'll respond whenever I can. I will ignore all soliciting.

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