James Zhong
Graduate Research Assistant
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolJames Zhong is a software engineer and Graduate Research Assistant with eight years of hands-on experience building full-stack and research-focused systems, currently studying for an MASc in Biomedical Engineering at UBC. He has shipped production services and dashboards—implementing Node.js backends, React frontends, GraphQL APIs, and secure auth flows—for projects at BC Cancer and startups, and he leads backend development at Muscle to Movement. His work blends applied research in graphics, computer vision, and machine learning with pragmatic engineering: from parser algorithms and scalable PostgreSQL designs to AWS-based deployments and CI quality tooling. Comfortable moving between research code and production systems, he’s supervised by senior scientists and has repeatedly turned clinical imaging needs into robust software features. Colleagues know him as a pragmatic problem-solver who also describes himself playfully as a “certified gamer,” hinting at a creative, user-focused approach to design.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Applied Science - MASc Biomedical Engineering, Master of Applied Science - MASc Biomedical Engineering at The University of British Columbia
Github Skills (16)
markdown10
appwrite10
javascript10
dsa-algorithm10
open-source9
dedicated8
css6
python5
java5
infectious-diseases5
blockchain-platform4
blockchain-network4
rocket3
blockchain3
discord-bot2
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
thebitspud/Astro-Envoys
Mar 2020 - Jul 2022
Contributions:2 releases, 7 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 3 months
thebitspud/limitless-onslaught
May 2018 - May 2022
Contributions:3 releases, 31 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years
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