Software Engineer

JoeLai

Available for opportunities

Building modern web applications with a focus on clean architecture and exceptional user experience. Open to roles worldwide.

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Background

Experience

Software Engineer

MathWorks

Jun 2022 – Present

—Developed and shipped features for the MATLAB Live Editor and Code Editor using JavaScript and TypeScript, improving editor rendering speed and UI responsiveness.
—Implemented a feature within the docking/undocking system — handling complex UI state management across panel states, layout changes, and dynamic resize behavior, reducing memory usage by ~90%.
—Designed and built the frontend of standalone widgets (including a live code comparison widget) embedded across multiple MATLAB products — owning UI architecture, component design, and backend service integration.
—Built and maintained backend tooling to support cross-platform integration for MATLAB Mobile, enabling CI/CD pipeline automation that cut integration time by ~1 month and shifted bug detection earlier.
—Collaborated with engineers and UX designers to design and implement Presentation Mode for the MATLAB Editor — a slideshow-style presentation feature within the editor.

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Engineer — Engineering Development Group

MathWorks

Feb 2022 – Jun 2022

—Resolved 50+ support cases spanning MATLAB Editor, installation, licensing, and MATLAB Online through systematic root-cause analysis and rapid domain knowledge acquisition.
—Identified issue impact and scope, providing technical guidance to engineering teams to reduce recurring issues.

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Work

Projects

Siitch App

iOS Carbon Footprint Tracking App

Sep 2020 – Jan 2021

—Built a full-featured iOS app using React Native and Firebase to help users track daily carbon footprint — covering activity logging, real-time data sync, and emission statistics charts across 20+ screens.

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Toolkit

Tech Skills

Languages

JavaScript

TypeScript

Python

Frameworks

React

Next.js

Node.js

Tools

Git

Docker

VS Code

Academic

Education

M.S. Computer Science

University of Southern California

GPA

3.7 / 4.0

Year

2020 – 2021

M.S. Materials Science

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

GPA

4.0 / 4.0

Year

2019

B.E. Resources Engineering

National Cheng Kung University

GPA

3.68 / 4.0

Year

2014 – 2018

Get in touch

Contact

Open to new opportunities and collaborations. Feel free to reach out — I'd love to hear from you.

hsinyulai18@gmail.com

linkedin.com/in/hsinyulai

GitHub

github.com/HsinYu1995

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