Software Engineer - Lifelong Learner - AI Enthusiast
Shijie (Jimmy) Yin
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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Passionate software engineer with 5 years of experience in JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Node.js, and Python. Delivered scalable solutions for fintech platforms serving 200M+ users and enjoy building secure, customer-focused products with cloud-native tech.
5+
Years Experience
200M+
Users Impacted
Fintech
Industry Focus
About
Hi, I'm Shijie (Jimmy) Yin - a software engineer focused on building reliable, high-performance web platforms. I enjoy translating complex requirements into clear product experiences, and I thrive in cross-functional teams that move fast and measure impact.
Core Skills
JavaScript / TypeScript
React
Node.js
Python
PostgreSQL
REST APIs
Cloud & Data
AWS
Cloud-Native
Monitoring
Performance
Security
Languages
Chinese (Native)
English (Professional)
Japanese (Elementary)
Experience
Jul 2025 - Present
UniUni
Senior Software Developer - Vancouver, BCSep 2024 - Mar 2025
Northeastern University
Teaching Assistant - Boston and Toronto- Tutored Cloud Computing & Management, Cloud Analytics, AWS Cloud Architecting, Web App Design & Development, and Database Management.
May 2024 - Jun 2024
Stealth Startup
Full Stack Engineer - China- Joined as a founder engineer at a startup founded by Alibaba, Tencent, and ByteDance alumni.
Apr 2021 - Jun 2023
Alibaba Group
Software Development Engineer - Hangzhou- Developed React-based projects for finance platforms serving 200M+ users worldwide.
- Built scalable Node.js back-end APIs supporting high-traffic e-commerce services.
- Implemented user behavior analysis and real-time error monitoring, reducing ticket resolution time by 30% and preventing major production failures.
Jul 2019 - Mar 2021
Wind Information
Software Development Engineer - Shanghai- Refactored legacy front-end projects from jQuery to React, improving performance by 40%.
- Maintained a mobile UI framework to improve interface consistency and performance.
- Optimized financial models in Python for premium quantitative algorithm back-testing.
Jul 2017 - Aug 2017
北京星垂平野科技有限公司
Software Engineer Intern - BeijingEducation
2023 - 2024
Northeastern University
Master's Degree in Informatics, Cloud Computing2015 - 2019