Kai-chun Hsu
Software Engineer at Facebook
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolKai-chun Hsu is a software engineer with 10 years of experience building full-stack web products and creator-focused ecosystems, currently based in New York and working at Facebook. He blends hands-on expertise in React, Relay, GraphQL, and cloud-backed services with a background in building rapid startups and student-led platforms using MeteorJS and Microsoft Bot Framework. A Cornell Tech master's student and former SWE intern at both Facebook and Microsoft, he has improved backend performance with multithreading and async patterns and shipped internal tools that scale developer productivity. His career spans product, engineering, and founding roles—co-organizing top-ranked hackathons and leading teams to deliver production-ready apps under tight timelines. Motivated by making the world better, he’s as interested in enabling sustainable creator livelihoods as he is in the technical craft of reliable, performant systems.
10 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Full Stack Web Development, Computer Software Engineering, Full Stack Web Development, Computer Software Engineering at Free Code CampThe University of Hong Kong (HKU)Exchange Program, Accounting and Computer Science, Exchange Program, Accounting and Computer Science at University of Torontohigh school, high school at The Affiliated Senior High School of National Taiwan Normal UniversityMaster's degree, Connective Media, Master's degree, Connective Media at Cornell Tech
English, mandarin, chinese
Github Skills (1)
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Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
WigoHunter/surphaze
Jul 2018 - Aug 2018
Contributions:26 commits, 23 pushes, 1 branch in 23 days
WigoHunter/Digital-Nudge
Feb 2019 - Nov 2019
Cornell Tech specialization project: Digital Nudge
Contributions:81 pushes, 2 branches in 9 months
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