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Joel Wang

SingaporeSoftware EngineerSMU Class of 2027Open to 2027 opportunities

Design.Build.Ship.

Final-year Information Systems student at SMU, majoring in Product Development. I enjoy building software, solving engineering problems, and exploring how systems work behind the scenes.

Selected work
developer.jsJavaScript
// developer.js
export function about() {
return {
name: "Joel Wang",
role: "Software Engineer",
location: "Singapore",
education: {
university: "Singapore Management University",
degree: "BSc Information Systems",
major: "Product Development",
graduation: 2027,
},
interests: [
"Software Engineering",
"Distributed Systems",
"Cloud Infrastructure",
],
};
}

Fig. 1 — developer.js. Hover a value, press ▶ to run.

Question, design, build, iterate, learn: how I approach engineering.

Section 01 — About

Beyond what works.

Getting something to work is satisfying. Understanding why it works, where it might fail, and how it could be better is what makes it interesting.

I've come to realise that software engineering is about more than just writing code. It's about making decisions, understanding trade-offs, and building systems that work beyond the happy path.

That's the part I enjoy most. Breaking down complex problems, figuring out how the pieces fit together, and turning ideas into something real. There's always something new to learn, and that's what keeps me going.

Joel Wang smiling on a bridge over the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy
Venice, Italy

Section 02 — Experience

Experience

  1. Jun 2026 – Present

    Rakuten

    Software Engineer Intern

    • Java
    • Spring Boot
    • Jakarta EE
    • Gradle
    • Jenkins
    • Kubernetes
    • Harbor
    • Akamai WAF

  2. Aug 2025 – Jan 2026

    Razer

    Software Engineer Intern

    • Go
    • Redis
    • Python
    • Jira SDK
    • AWS EC2
    • Amazon S3

  3. May 2025 – Aug 2025

    Voncierge Tech

    AI Engineer Intern

    • Python
    • Flask
    • DeepFace
    • Hugging Face
    • AWS Bedrock
    • Amazon S3

  4. Mar 2025 – May 2025

    Hipster

    Software Engineer Intern

    • Next.js
    • Twilio
    • WhatsApp webhooks

Section 03 — Selected Work

Selected Work

Section 04 — Stack

Stack

Languages
  • Java
  • Go
  • Python
  • TypeScript
  • JavaScript
  • SQL
  • PHP
Backend & Frameworks
  • Spring Boot
  • Gin
  • FastAPI
  • Flask
  • Node.js
  • Laravel
Cloud & DevOps
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • Kubernetes
  • Docker
  • Terraform
  • Jenkins
  • GitHub Actions
  • Gradle
  • Harbor
Databases & Caching
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • SQL Server
  • DynamoDB
  • Redis
  • Supabase
  • Firebase
Architecture & Infrastructure
  • RabbitMQ
  • Kong API Gateway
  • Model Context Protocol (MCP)
  • Prometheus
  • Grafana
Frontend & Testing
  • React
  • Next.js
  • Vue
  • Vitest
  • Playwright
AI, Automation & Tools
  • Claude Code
  • OpenAI Codex
  • n8n
  • FFmpeg
  • Git
  • Jira

Section 05 — Life

Life Beyond Code

Beyond the projects and pull requests, there's a whole lot more to life. Here's a glimpse into some of the moments that make mine memorable.

Explore Personal Archives

Section 06 — Contact

Get in touch

Open to SWE roles in 2027

joel.wang.03@gmail.com
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