Haozhen Wu is a full-stack software engineer with 8 years of experience building high-performance web applications and production systems, currently based in Chicago. He specializes in modern JS stacks—Next.js, Hono, Svelte, Astro—and actively evaluates emerging tools like Bun and Oxc to optimize build speed and developer experience. Haozhen has practical startup and research experience, contributing at companies including Beyz AI and AptAmigo and interning at HERE Technologies and the National Center for Supercomputing Applications. He pairs a CS degree from UIUC (3.92 GPA) with a systems-focused mindset—maintaining an Arch Linux environment and exploring desktop Linux development—to stay close to low-level fundamentals. Recently he’s been investigating how AI can augment developer workflows and create smarter user experiences. Outside work he pursues photography, bringing a visual sensibility to product and UI decisions.
8 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
N/A, N/A, GPA 3.98, N/A, N/A, GPA 3.98 at Shenzhen College of International Education
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, GPA 3.92, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, GPA 3.92 at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Contributions:33 commits, 23 pushes, 1 branch in 8 months
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