Carmen Shiu

Oh, hi! 👋🏻
I'm Carmen Shiu.

I’m a Software Engineer from the San Francisco Bay Area with a background in project and product management. What started with building fan sites as a kid has led me to a career in full-stack web development, bringing creative, impactful ideas to life through coding (and design).

Projects

Lingo.ai

July 2024 - August 2024 • 5-member team project

🏆 Second Place - App Academy Summer 2024 Hackathon: AI for Social Good

An LLM-powered flashcard web application for non-native English speakers to enhance their skills through interactive AI-generated questions.

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Node.js

JavaScript

Express.js

Firebase

Gemini AI

React

Redux

Material UI (MUI)

Plantera

April 2024 - November 2024 • Solo project

A plant marketplace community platform where plant enthusiasts come together to shop and sell plants, and inspire others with plant care guides.

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Node.js

JavaScript

Express.js

PostgreSQL

Sequelize

React

Redux

HTML5

CSS3

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Stripe

The Paw

March 2024 - August 2024 • 3-member team project

A pet-friendly business review platform for businesses to showcase their services, and pet owners to share their experiences.

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Python

Flask

JavaScript

PostgreSQL

React

Redux

HTML5

CSS3

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Google Maps API

Story

Hi! I'm a Software Engineer from the San Francisco Bay Area.

My passion for coding started when I created fan sites for music artists in my youth, using drag-and-drop platforms like Angelfire and Geocities, and later teaching myself HTML and CSS. After going to school for PR and becoming a project manager-turned-product manager for 11 years, I realized it was time for a career change and enrolled in an immersive software development course with a focus on full-stack web development.

Now, I'm building full-stack, dynamic web applications, applying the professional skills I've developed over the years, and—more importantly—finally pursuing that childhood passion of mine.

When I'm not coding, you can catch me caring for 50+ plants, spending time with my dogs, or cooking and baking from my extensive cookbook collection—all while unapologetically jamming to Taylor Swift.

Experience

Angles, Inc.

Production Manager

October 2023 - Present

Creating custom HubSpot website features using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and HubSpot Markup Language (HubL)

CLEVER Influencer Marketing Agency

Senior Product Manager & Project Manager

February 2012 - February 2023

Collaborated with software engineers to design and implement proprietary dashboards

Education

App Academy

Full-Stack Web Development

May 2023 - May 2024

Curriculum: Programming Fundamentals, Computer Science, Web Development Fundamentals, Backend Engineering, Frontend Engineering, Python

San Jose State University

Bachelor of Science in Public Relations

August 2010 - May 2012

Academic Focus: Marketing

Skills

Programming

JavaScript

Python

TypeScript

Frontend Development

React

Next.js

Redux

Tailwind CSS

Material UI

HTML5

CSS3

Performance Optimization

Responsive Design

Mobile Optimization

Backend Development

Node.js

Express.js

Flask

RESTful APIs

Stripe

Gemini AI

Google Maps API

Databases

PostgreSQL

Sequelize

SQLAlchemy

SQLite

Supabase

Firebase

Dev Practices & Tools

MacOS

Git

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

AI Prompting

Quality Assurance

Pair Programming

Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)

GitHub Actions

Render Deployment

Vercel Deployment

Testing & Debugging

Strategy & Design

Project Management

Product Management

Adobe Photoshop

Canva

User Research

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Agile & Scrum

Oh, hi! 👋🏻I'm Carmen Shiu.

Lingo.ai

Plantera

The Paw

Carmen Shiu

Experience

Education

Skills

hi@carmenshiu.com

Oh, hi! 👋🏻
I'm Carmen Shiu.