/about_zl:

// about_zl.ts

const about = {

name: "Ray Zhao",

username: "zlrkw11",

education: "computer science graduate",

university: "University of Auckland",

bio: "I dedicate majority of my time to web & software development in the fintech space, motivated not only by career growth but by a strong passion for building innovative solutions that can make a real impact. Beyond project work, I'm continuously focused on upskilling and expanding my technical capabilities to stay ahead in a fast-evolving industry.",

};

/facts:

$ // facts about me in the industry

  • [1]most proficient techstack: "Go, gRPC, Python, Typescript, Next.js, RESTful API"
  • [2]role: "developer / day trader", focus: "algorithms, system architecture design, microservices, RESTful API endpoints, functional components, agentic automation", background: "full stack development"
  • [3]goal: "build algorithm/service tools that are modular and operates with plugin built in microservices where you can evolve it constantly.", priority: "optimize runtime performance"

/skills:

// [+] language, [#] core skill, [^] framework, [/] DevOps technology, [*] DevOps related skills, [-] package manager

  • [+]GO
  • ----[^]gRPC microservices & protobuf
  • ----[#]system architecture design
  • ----[#]Concurrency (goroutines, channels, sync primititves)
  • [+]Typescript
  • ----[^]Typescript Open Api (TSOA)
  • ----[^]Next.js
  • ----[^]React
  • [+]Javascript
  • ----[^]Express.js
  • [+]Python
  • [+]Java
  • ----[^]JAX-RS --[cs331]
  • ----[^]SpringBoot
  • [+]C#
  • ----[^]ASP.NET --[cs335]
  • [+]HTML
  • [+]CSS
  • --[/]AWS
  • ----[*]EC2
  • --[/]Cloudflare
  • --[/]GitHub
  • ----[*]GitHub actions
  • [-]PNPM
  • ----[*]CI-CD pipeline
  • ----[*]env

/experiences/work

  • [2026.2-2026.5]software engineering intern------- Caruso
  • [2023.2-2025.11]student [BsC: Computer Science]-- University of Auckland(graduated)
  • [2024.2-2024.11]full stack developer ------------- Web Development and Consulting Club (WDCC)
  • [2025.2-2025.11]tech lead------------------------ Web Development and Consulting Club (WDCC)
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