# John Wong

> Software Engineer | TypeScript, Python, React, Node.js |

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/johnwong

Currently building at Dev-Overflow, with a focus on building scalable applications. Previously software Engineer at Kroger who worked with React, Javascript, and Python.

Tech Stack:
Languages: TypeScript, JavaScript, Python
Frameworks: React, Next.js, Node.js, Express
Databases/Infra: PostgreSQL, Docker, AWS

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Dev-Overflow
Jan 2024 – Present

### Full Stack Engineer | JavaScript, React @ Kroger Technology & Digital
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023

### Full Stack Engineer | JavaScript, React, GraphQL @ Obsidian
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022
• Developed a GraphQL caching client and server module by implementing an Abstract Syntax Tree and normalizing queries, addressing the lack of native GraphQL caching support and spearheading GraphQL caching solutions for Deno.
• Utilized TypeScript to leverage static typing and type annotations, reducing errors in development by preventing declared variables from changing type and increasing reliability in the development environment.
• Employed Rhum to implement test-driven development, leveraging descriptive and lightweight testing framework and controlling workflow and code maintainability by ensuring expected function behavior.
• Implemented Travis CI to execute test suites on custom events, enhancing code robustness by automatically testing code changes and enabling automatic deployment to cloud services hosted codebase.
• Leveraged  Redis as a cache-aside caching solution for GraphQL queries, improving response time for complex nested GraphQL queries and flexible data structure allowing storage for complex GraphQL nested queries. 
• Utilized AWS to deploy caching solutions within containers for remote access, allowing hosting services in one package and  leveraging reliable and scalable solutions to handle unexpected situations and user demands.

### MovieGO | Movie Recommendation Tool @ Open Source
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021
• Integrated React Router by establishing static routes to improve application loading performance by minimizing server calls within single page applications and to enable seamless navigation between views of various components.
• Established Node.js/Express server to implement middleware design pattern to efficiently handle backend logic, leveraging middleware functions to reuse complex functionality and enhancing code readability and maintainability. 
• Built application with webpack by writing configuration to utilize hot module reloading and ES6+ transpilation, leveraging minification and uglification features to decrease bundle size and improving load time.

### Associate @ Sitara Consulting Inc
Jan 2017 – Jan 2021

### Research Assistant @ University of California, Los Angeles
Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | Los angeles, CA


## Education
### Bachelor of Arts - BA
UCLA


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/john-wong-fongching

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Source: https://flows.cv/johnwong
JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/johnwong/resume.json
Last updated: 2026-04-05