Wei Gao
Staff Software Engineer at Agoda
Singapore, Singapore
Summary
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Top SchoolWei Gao is a Staff Software Engineer with 10 years of experience building scalable web platforms and leading front-end teams across Southeast Asia. She has driven features from 0 to 1 at BlackRock's Aladdin Wealth Tech and shaped Shopee's web platform and core app experiences after being one of Shopee's earliest front-end engineers. Comfortable both leading cross-functional teams and shipping hands-on UI work, she focuses on developer experience, shared libraries, and polished documentation. An active open-source contributor, Wei has improved docs and UX for high-profile projects like React-Redux and Docusaurus, reflecting a pragmatic mix of engineering and technical writing. Based in Singapore with a math degree from UC Davis, she brings analytical rigor to product-facing front-end systems. Colleagues know her for turning complex UI requirements into clear, reusable platform solutions and well-crafted docs.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Mathematics, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Mathematics at University of California, Davis
Chinese, English, Japanese, Japanese
Github Skills (14)
css-modules10
javascript10
configurations10
website-design10
website-development10
webconfig10
configuration-file10
redux10
react10
documentation10
theme-development9
css9
html8
seo7
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
reduxjs/react-redux
Sep 2018 - May 2019
Official React bindings for Redux
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer / Technical Writer
Front-end Developer / Technical WriterContributions:11 commits, 10 PRs, 33 comments in 7 months
Contributions summary:Wei primarily contributed to documentation updates and site configuration within the React-Redux repository. They refactored documentation, added quick start guides, and updated the site configuration to reflect changes in the API and versioning. The commits also involved changes to the website's structure and styling, including modifications to the CSS and footer, indicating a focus on improving the user experience and providing clear guidance for users.
reactredux
facebook/docusaurus
Nov 2018 - Feb 2020
Easy to maintain open source documentation websites.
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:1 release, 34 commits, 47 PRs in 1 year 2 months
Contributions summary:Wei primarily contributed to the front-end aspects of the Docusaurus documentation site. Their work involved implementing a landing page for the classic template, including responsive design and styling using CSS modules. They also added and refactored features like a sun/moon theme toggle and improved SEO elements. Additionally, the user made changes to components and documentation to enhance the overall user experience and appearance of the website.
javascriptreact
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