Joon Chuah
Product Engineer at Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC)
Austin, Texas, United States
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Top SchoolJoon Chuah is a product engineer in Austin with 11 years of experience building scalable scientific and web software that bridges research and production. He partners with scientists to design and deploy cloud-native tooling and middleware—working with React frontends, FastAPI/Django services, and Kubernetes-backed HPC connections—while also managing outreach and curriculum for underrepresented K-12 students. Previously a technical lead and longtime web app developer, he blends devops, API design, and Jupyter extension work with hands-on teaching experience from middle school to university. Joon contributes to open-source projects such as a complex game simulator on GitHub, demonstrating a knack for implementing nuanced game mechanics and evolving core logic. Outside of engineering he coaches competitive fencing, reflecting a collaborative, coaching-first approach to team leadership and mentorship. His background in applied CS education and production HPC integrations gives him an unusual ability to translate cutting-edge research needs into reliable, user-focused products.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Computer Science, Bachelor of Arts (BA), Computer Science at The University of Texas at Austin
Chinese, Japanese
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (5)
game-development10
csharp10
x10
dotnet-core10
javascript6
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
Sandrem/FlyCasual
Jun 2018 - Aug 2019
Fan-made "Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game" simulator
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:27 commits, 14 PRs, 4 comments in 1 year 2 months
Contributions summary:Joon primarily contributed to the implementation of features related to the "Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game" simulator. They implemented new game mechanics, such as "Sensor Cluster Tech," "Jan Ors" crew member ability, and "Snap Shot," by adding code that modified the core game logic and action flow. They also updated existing code.
emulatorgamesimulationwarssimulator
jychuah/xwing-data2
Dec 2018 - Jan 2020
An easy-to-use collection of data and images from X-Wing: The Miniatures Game (Second Edition) by Fantasy Flight Games.
Contributions:41 pushes, 5 branches in 1 year 1 month
flightgamessecondsecond-editionfantasy
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