Wendy Yang
Senior Software Developer at Wellcome Sanger Institute
Greater Cambridge Area United Kingdom
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Top SchoolWendy Yang is a Senior Software Developer with 7 years of focused experience delivering full-cycle web applications from database design and API development to front-end interfaces and data visualisations. Based in the Greater Cambridge area, she has a long-standing tenure at the Wellcome Sanger Institute where she progressed through senior web and software developer roles, demonstrating reliability and deep domain knowledge in research-oriented environments. Her MPhil in Computer Speech, Text and Internet Technology underpins a strong foundation in data-driven systems and user-focused tooling. Wendy is known for shipping robust, well-organised solutions on time and for bridging the gap between backend complexity and clear, usable front ends. She brings institutional memory and continuity to large projects, often acting as the technical steward who ensures maintainability as systems evolve. Colleagues rely on her pragmatic approach to turn complex requirements into practical, auditable software.
7 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Philosophy - MPhil, Computer Speech, Text and Internet Technology, Master of Philosophy - MPhil, Computer Speech, Text and Internet Technology at University of Cambridge
Github Skills (17)
biology10
ruby9
rails9
science9
explore8
vue8
rest6
sample-data6
matrix6
restful-api6
ruby-on-rails5
dashboard4
plotly-dash4
sequencing3
lighthouse1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
CancerRxGene/gdscmatrixexplorer
Dec 2018 - Oct 2021
Dash app to explore GDSC combination experiments in a matrix layout
Contributions:143 commits, 14 PRs, 86 pushes in 2 years 10 months
combinationdashexplorelayoutdash-app
wendyyang/cat_viewer
Jun 2024 - Jun 2024
Contributions:3 pushes in 1 day
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