SWE at Bloomberg | Prev SWE @ TikTok | CS and Government at Harvard University
Hi, my name is Eric! I'm a software engineer who loves full-stack web development, building tools with LLMs, and creating cool APIs!
Check out some of my past projects here: https://eric-hwang.vercel.app/
Improved accuracy of large language model (LLM) tool by using Java to enable users to easily customize LLM responses with their own retrieval augmented generation, multi-agent reasoning, and more
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Optimized user experience on code editor extension by reducing load time from 9 seconds to < 0.4 seconds with the use of multithreading
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Allowed for code simplification in 22 projects by adding support for DELETE and PUT methods to tool that accelerates creation of REST APIs. Utilized React, Typescript, GoLang, Flask, and Gin
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Reduced user interface clutter on tool used by 100+ developers by creating feature to detect and delete API configurations that can be safely deprecated
Led team of 5 junior engineers each semester by programming the hardest tasks, teaching technical skills, designing system architectures, and communicating with clients to build solutions for social impact groups
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Saved local homeless shelter 400+ hours annually by building web app that automates manual tasks
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Automated delivery of customized carbon-reducing solutions to corporations by building LLM tool and API for the Change Climate Project
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Increased government transparency by creating data visualization web app for City of Boston that summarizes over 1,500,000 municipal spending data points
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Systematically tracked reports of racial discrimination in schools by creating React frontend for mobile web app to submit complaints and display data-driven insights on incidents
Programmed on and served as leader of 4-engineer team that built web apps offering 3000+ underprivileged students free college advising
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Provided hundreds of users with 24/7 personalized assistance on completing complex financial aid forms by developing generative AI chatbot with retrieval augmented generation using Flask and React
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Increased mentorship capacity by 275% (175 more students mentored per year) by launching Fair Opp’s primary web portal that eliminates hundreds of hours annually in repetitive manual tasks for volunteers
