Cyril Zhang
Junior Software Developer at Web Industrial Solutions
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolCyril Zhang is a Junior Software Developer and AI-focused undergraduate at Queen's University with three years of practical experience building full-stack features and APIs. He is an active open-source contributor to Mattermost, the secure collaboration platform, improving front-end UX and accessibility (aria attributes and profile popovers) while also hardening backend APIs and data integrity. At Web Industrial Solutions and during a research fellowship in Machine Intelligence & Biocomputing, he applied strong mathematical skills to data analytics and AI problems, delivering reliable, punctual code. Known for efficiency, accountability and teamwork, he pairs technical rigor (3.88/4.30 GPA) with an eye for polishing UX details that boost inclusivity. Based in Kingston, Ontario, he is seeking internships to translate academic AI knowledge into production impact.
3 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Chengdu SHISHI High SchoolBachelor of Science - BS, Artificial Intelligence, 3.88/4.30, Bachelor of Science - BS, Artificial Intelligence, 3.88/4.30 at Queen's University
English, Chinese
Github Skills (33)
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Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
mattermost/mattermost-webapp
Sep 2022 - Dec 2022
Archived web app of Mattermost. Moved to the monorepo: https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:40 reviews, 30 commits, 35 PRs in 3 months
Contributions summary:Cyril primarily contributed to the Mattermost web application's front-end, focusing on improving user interface components. Their work involved loading custom emojis in the top reactions components and adding display names to the add members to channel modal. They also addressed accessibility issues by improving profile popovers and adding aria attributes to global header buttons. Furthermore, the user implemented changes related to user group popovers and fixed a button issue in the global header.
webapphttps-servermattermostmattermost-server
mattermost/mattermost
Sep 2022 - Dec 2022
Mattermost is an open source platform for secure collaboration across the entire software development lifecycle..
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:15 reviews, 9 commits, 26 PRs in 2 months
Contributions summary:Cyril primarily contributed to the Mattermost backend, focusing on API enhancements and bug fixes. They implemented error checking and improved the insights API, enhancing the reliability of data retrieval. Further contributions involved preventing the creation of groups with reserved names and adding functionality to return group members in a specific order. These changes indicate a focus on improving the application's functionality and data integrity.
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