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Aoda Zhang

Full-stack Software Engineer

9+ years building enterprise fintech and e-commerce applications, specializing in React and TypeScript with hands-on Node.js backend experience.

Frontend architecture · Full-stack products · AI-powered engineering tools

The Engineer

I build software.
I care what it makes possible.

I build enterprise fintech and e-commerce applications, with 9+ years of experience spanning frontend engineering and full-stack delivery. I specialize in React, TypeScript, frontend architecture, and component systems, with hands-on Node.js backend experience. I also build AI-powered engineering tools that improve development workflows, testing, code review, and knowledge sharing.

What I work with

Frontend engineering

React · TypeScript · Microfrontends · Design systems · Component libraries · React Native

Full-stack development

Node.js · Express.js · NestJS · REST APIs · MongoDB · Service integration

AI engineering

AI-powered development workflows · Agent harness design · Automated review and maintenance · Developer tooling

Open-source project

PawHaven

An open-source animal rescue platform I am building end to end, combining product design, modular full-stack architecture, reusable components, and an AI-powered engineering harness for development workflows, testing, and code review.

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Career

Where I've made an impact

A look at the products, platforms, and engineering improvements I've contributed to throughout my career.

Full-Stack Software Engineer

Manulife

2022 — Present

Build enterprise investment applications across frontend architecture, shared UI foundations, and backend service integration.

  • Led design-token implementation across five microfrontend services, standardizing styling and reducing frontend styling issues by at least 30%.
  • Refactored a legacy React PDF reporting module, reducing development time for new reports by 40%; designed an AI-supported component library and contributed to fund-trading modules used by 3,000+ fund managers and millions of investors.

Senior Frontend Engineer

Newegg

2021 — 2022

Led an Angular-to-React microfrontend migration across three teams with zero production downtime, and built A+ content marketplace features that improved seller publishing efficiency by 40%.

  • Delivered 12+ React Native mobile features that enabled end-to-end store management for sellers.
  • Built core e-commerce cart and inventory features for a platform serving 2,000+ daily users.

Frontend Engineer

Hucai

2017 — 2021

Built practical web application features and reusable interfaces for day-to-day business workflows.

  • Delivered e-commerce cart and inventory functionality for an application serving 2,000+ daily users.
  • Built a React-based attendance platform for 1,000+ employees, reducing manual HR workload by approximately 60%.

The Shift

“I used to think a portfolio should be a list of skills, roles, and things delivered.”

“Time outdoors gave me a little distance from that idea.”

“I still love the craft of software: untangling complexity, shaping systems, and making ideas work.”

“These days, that curiosity also leads me into AI engineering and new ways to build.”

“The work matters to me. So does the person doing it, and the people it might help.”

The Journey

From a young age, I've been curious about many things. To me, every day feels like a new beginning. I enjoy exploring the world — after all, isn't life itself a journey of continuous discovery?

Standing below snow-covered peaks under a blue sky
Trail 01

Every step on the trail reminds me that life is not standing still.

Hiking a mountain trail with a loaded backpack
Trail 02

Instead of scrolling, we walk.

An alpine lake mirroring the surrounding mountains
Trail 03

After every summit, another path begins.

After my wife and I came together through our shared interests, hiking became a regular part of our weekends. Instead of staying at home scrolling through social media, we prefer being close to nature — the flowers, the trees, the sunlight.

The Family

On June 7, 2025,
I became a father.

Walking hand in hand with my wife and our son at sunset

I now have a child — someone I cherish deeply, someone I don't want to see hurt even in the slightest. I'm completely captivated by his smile.