# Hanming Zhu > Software Engineer at Meta Location: Sunnyvale, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/hanming An independent and self-motivated software engineer with a passion for building beautiful apps and making a positive difference in the world - especially in the field of education technology. ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer @ Meta Jan 2022 – Present | Menlo Park, California, United States ### Team Lead @ Computing for Voluntary Welfare Organisations Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Singapore • Led a team of fifteen developers to enhance an existing tech system that supports Active Ageing Centres across Singapore, pushing out numerous new features and bug fixes. • Launched a new client-facing volunteer app that significantly enhances the volunteering experience and helps centres with data collection and befriending workflows. • Integrated an elaborate Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC) framework, which allows for fine-grained permission management and works seamlessly with 2FA via email, SMS and authenticator apps. • Built an administrative dashboard that allows for cross-tenant/centre management and simplifies the process of onboarding new centres, greatly enhancing the system's scalability for both CVWO and our users. ### Orbital Instructor @ National University of Singapore Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Singapore • Conducted two UI/UX workshops for over a hundred students, introducing them to various design principles and prototyping technologies. • Advised students on their UI/UX designs for their summer projects. ### Teaching Assistant @ National University of Singapore Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | Singapore Year One: • CS1010X - Programming Methodology Year Two: • CS1010X - Programming Methodology • CS1101S - Programming Methodology • CS2040S - Data Structures and Algorithms • CS2103T - Software Engineering • CS3216 - Software Product Engineering for Digital Markets Year Three: • CS2040S - Data Structures and Algorithms • CS2106 - Introduction to Operating Systems • CS3216 - Software Product Engineering for Digital Markets (Head TA) • CS3217 - Software Engineering on Modern Application Platforms ### Orbital Advisor @ National University of Singapore Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Singapore • Advised five teams of Year 1 undergraduates pursuing a summer software development project under CP2106 - Independent Software Development Project, guiding them in developing full-stack mobile applications, primarily using Flutter, Firebase, and SQLite. • Held weekly meetings where all teams would meet and share their experiences, providing them with a platform and opportunity to learn from one another routinely. • Conducted two UI/UX workshops for over a hundred students, introducing them to various design principles and prototyping technologies. ### Creative Director (Co-Founder) @ Joni.AI Jan 2019 – Jan 2022 | Singapore Joni.AI is a Singapore company that focuses on optimising assessment learning for K12 students. We started in late 2017 as a social project to help the less privileged students. Members of AWS EdStart, raiSE Business for Good, Accelerating Asia Cohort 2 Mentioned on: • HolonIQ Top 50 Southeast Asia Edtech: https://www.holoniq.com/notes/holoniq-southeast-asia-edtech-50/ • Nikkei Asian Review: https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXMZO50769110Y9A001C1EE1000/ • Amazon Web Services: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicsector/hot-aws-edstart-startups-improving-student-outcomes-personalized-learning/ • e27: https://e27.co/accelerating-asia-unveils-new-cohort-of-10-startups-with-over-40-female-co-founders-20200106/ • Tech in Asia: https://www.techinasia.com/rising-startups-smarter-agriculture-education-logistics; https://www.techinasia.com/accelerating-asia-inject-funding-10-startups-second-cohort • Absolute Market: https://absolutemarket.org/news/meet-joni-ai-the-singapore-based-ai-powered-edtech-startup-thats-providing-highly-personalized-and-engaging-learning-experiences-for-students/ • ASEAN post: https://theaseanpost.com/article/investing-asean-start-ups • SME Magazine: https://smemagazine.asia/the-challenges-of-founding-a-startup-in-southeast-asia/ • SME Magazine: https://smemagazine.asia/the-challenges-of-founding-a-startup-in-southeast-asia/ ### Tech Project Lead @ Google Developer Student Clubs NUS (GDSC NUS) Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | Singapore ### Software Developer @ Google Developer Student Clubs NUS (GDSC NUS) Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Singapore • Built a React Progressive Web Application (PWA) with activities for children with autism and parents to keep track of their child's progress. • Incorporated critical pedagogies for children with autism in our application, ensuring that the kids can safely and enjoyably use it. ### Software Engineer Intern @ Facebook Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Singapore • Spearheaded the introduction of personalisation in an internal training tool used by teams worldwide, building data models, big data pipelines, algorithms, and user interfaces in the process, with the final product eliminating the need to manually craft such training materials, a process that used to take hours or even days. • Led cross-functional efforts within my team to ensure the implementation captured the numerous needs and requirements on the ground, both in terms of features and the desired user experience. • Revamped and refactored existing user interfaces as part of my stretch goal, giving the pages a clean and modern feel, fixing numerous minor issues, and increasing the code quality and reusability. ### Team Lead @ Computing for Voluntary Welfare Organisations Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Singapore ∙ Led two teams of developers to build and deploy systems with zero disruption to ongoing operations and services. ∙ Developed a Covid-19 forward contact tracing system used by Singapore's hospitals and the Ministry of Health, which has helped to trace tens of thousands of cases since its release. ∙ Launched a new client-facing volunteer app for Lions Befrienders, garnering users from day one and streamlining various organisational workflows. ∙ Carried out requirement studies for both systems and managed client expectations to prevent feature creep. ∙ Established extensive documentation for both projects to ensure a smooth transition and onboarding for future developers. ∙ Awarded the IT Leader Awards 2021 - Pathfinder Team Award for the national contact tracing system. ### UX Designer @ JobKred Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Singapore • Organised two one-day workshops in collaboration with PwC Singapore for more than 30 companies with a follow-up rate of over 50%. • Standardised the event management procedures within the company. • Enhanced the AI explainability of the product through UI and UX improvements and represented the company at the Facebook Design Jam. • Initiated redesigning the company landing page to increase user engagement and include case studies. ### Business Development Intern @ JobKred Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Singapore • Strengthened pre-sales, sales and post-sales efforts with extensive marketing and proposal redesigns, successfully securing clients and partnerships. • Spearheaded an analysis of Myanmar's labour market information for World Bank and UNESCO in a turnaround time of 2 weeks, aiding government policy revisions. • Wrote a research paper for Asian Development Bank's publication advising governments on preparing for emerging skills and jobs. ### Deputy Manpower Officer @ Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Singapore • Anchored the Human Resource administration for hundreds of members of the 40th Battalion, Singapore Armoured Regiment (40 SAR). • Participated in Army Training Evaluation Centre (ATEC) Evaluation with the Battalion at Ex. Wallaby in Queensland, Australia. • Planned the deployment of soldiers around Singapore, with each clear on their role and responsibility. ## Education ### Bachelor of Computing in Computer Science National University of Singapore ### University Town College Programme (UTCP) Tembusu College ### Singapore-Cambridge 'A' Level Examinations Raffles Institution ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/hanming-zhu - Website: https://hanming.dev --- Source: https://flows.cv/hanming JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/hanming/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-01