Tong Lian
Software Engineer at Zendesk
United States
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Top SchoolTong Lian is a Staff Software Engineer with a decade of experience building full-stack web applications, currently driving platform work at Zendesk after progressing through engineering roles there since 2019. He blends a hardware background in analog chip design and patents with modern web stacks (Rails/React), giving him a practical systems-oriented perspective on reliability and performance. A self-taught coder who pursued a Master of Computing to formalize his software skills, Tong favors test-driven development and has delivered customer-facing admin and grant applications in cross-functional teams. Outside of code he’s disciplined about fitness and zero-waste goals, reflecting a pragmatic, iterative approach to both engineering and life.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, 1st class honor, Bachelor’s Degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, 1st class honor at Nanyang Technological University200 hrs Teacher Training Course, Hatha & Ashtanga Yoga, 200 hrs Teacher Training Course, Hatha & Ashtanga Yoga at Tirisula YogaMaster of Computing, Computer Science Specialisation, Master of Computing, Computer Science Specialisation at National University of Singapore
English, Chinese, Malay
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Github Skills (16)
bug-tracker10
mongoid10
agile9
capybara9
lucky-framework9
agile-development8
project-planning8
react8
ruby-on-rails8
mhealth8
product-management8
javascript7
php4
mysql3
waffle1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
jeanwei/MetPlus_PETS
Jul 2016 - Mar 2018
Contributions:1 PR, 85 pushes, 25 branches in 1 year 8 months
front-endjavascriptreact
jeanwei/sample_app
Mar 2016 - Jun 2017
Contributions:1 PR, 11 pushes, 3 branches in 1 year 3 months
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