Summary
Yiwei Gong is a Singapore-based co-founder and software engineer with 13 years of experience building product-driven solutions at the intersection of construction, VDC and computer graphics. As Co-Founder of VRcollab he led development of a BIM-focused collaboration and VR platform used by major clients like BCA, HDB and NUS, pairing domain knowledge in architecture with strong engineering skills in Go, Python, C++ and web technologies. He combines full-stack pragmatism with research rigor—his background includes GPU-accelerated nearest-neighbor work at NUS, a PayPal systems internship, and a Master’s in AI—enabling performant, scalable features for complex datasets. Comfortable shipping production systems and prototypes, Yiwei also spent time as an Entrepreneur in Residence at Entrepreneur First Singapore, reflecting a knack for turning technical ideas into commercial products. Colleagues would note his blend of systems-level thinking and hands-on coding (his cheeky GitHub bio: #define ME "A Programmer"), which helps bridge product, engineering and industry stakeholders.
13 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Computer Science, Bachelor's degree Computer Science at Nanyang Technological University Singapore
University of California, Los Angeles
Master of Artificial Intelligence Computer Science, Master of Artificial Intelligence Computer Science at National University of Singapore
Chinese, English