Summary
Leslie Hong is a front-end engineer with a decade of experience building polished, design-minded web applications across fintech and enterprise platforms, currently at BlackRock in Singapore. Equally comfortable with code and visual design—summarized playfully as "Developer by #ffffff, Designer by #000000"—Leslie combines a strong NUS Computer Science foundation with real-world product and platform work at ByteDance, Envision Digital and JTC. They have repeatedly moved up through engineering ranks, shipping scalable front-end solutions for large organizations and mentoring students at NUS, reflecting both technical depth and a commitment to knowledge sharing. Leslie’s portfolio demonstrates an eye for composition and interaction design, suggesting a knack for turning complex data into intuitive interfaces. An unusual background in military CBRNE training hints at disciplined problem‑solving and resilience under pressure.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
College/University Preparatory and Advanced High School/Secondary Diploma Program, College/University Preparatory and Advanced High School/Secondary Diploma Program at Innova Junior College
Bachelor's degree Computer Science, Bachelor's degree Computer Science at National University of Singapore
College/University Preparatory and Advanced High School/Secondary Diploma Program, College/University Preparatory and Advanced High School/Secondary Diploma Program at Woodlands Ring Secondary School
CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL/RADIOLOGICAL/EXPLOSIVE, CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL/RADIOLOGICAL/EXPLOSIVE at 39th Battalion, Singapore Combat Engineers (39SCE)
NCSG20 Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies, NCSG20 Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies at NUS Overseas Colleges