# Phoebe (Hsuan-Ju) Wang

> Software Engineer at Globus Medical

Location: Medford, Massachusetts, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/phoebehsuanjuwang

Passionate and innovative Software Engineer with experience in developing and designing XR applications for robotic spine surgeries. Currently part of a dynamic R&D team, I specialize in creating immersive and high-performance front-end applications using Unity. My work focuses on optimizing user interactions and enhancing the overall performance of surgical XR applications.
Past experience includes: Game development, web development, entrepreneurship

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Globus Medical
Jan 2023 – Present | Methuen, Massachusetts, United States
- Design and implemented  XR surgical applications in Unity (C#) to support spine surgery within an agile cross-functional team
- Assisted in backend development tasks using C++ for XR system integration
- Reduced GPU usage by 50% and memory usage by 37.5%  through Unity Profiler 
- Conducted rigorous testing, debugging, and documentation to ensure product stability and regulatory readiness
- Authored technical and functional requirements to align product design with clinical needs and regulatory standards

### Software Engineer @ EKTO VR
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- Programmed the player interaction on HTC Vive including scanning the environment, collecting objects with a laser beam using Unity3D, C#, SteamVR, EKTO SDK
- Created a flexible dialogue system for the client to customize the tutorial contents 
- Worked with the engineers at the client's company to better build their SDK 
- Worked in cross-functional teams of 5-6 professionals including designers, programmers, artists, producers
- Collaborated with clients and participated in the design process to keep the project within the scope
- Delivered the games with technical documentation for the clients

### Software Engineer @ Carnegie Mellon University
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- Programmed the main gameplay mechanism using Unity and c#
- Implemented Unity Analytics into the game to analyze user behavior, enabling game improvement and providing researchers with valuable data.
- Created a flexible dialogue system with an interface for the narrative designer to update the dialogues by modifying Creator Kit
- Designed the game structure and managed the programmer task lists

### Software Engineer Intern @ CMU Human-Computer Interaction Institute
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- Programmed the gameplay mechanism for multiplayer games including grid-based player movement, dice-based combat system, and pinning communication system using Unity3D and c#
- Handled the networking including creating lobby and rooms, assigning roles to different players, synchronizing game status, and enabling communication between players with Photon Network
- Worked closely with experts in the research team to design the game that met their needs
- Researched cooperative games including board games and digital games and participated in the game design process
- Involved in designing the combat system and player's cooperative interaction

### Research And Teaching Assistant @ College of Management, NSYSU
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
- Implemented machine learning models to analyze data for Taiwan longitudinal study on aging using R, Python
- Assisted research on designing an interface for the healthcare XAI system in Kaohsiung Medical Hospital
- Developed Python APIs to gather and pre-process data from e-commerce platforms and social media platforms, which were then stored in MongoDB and MySQL databases                                 
- Designed and graded C, Python, and R programming assignments and quizzes in the courses: Computer Programming, Introduction To Big Data Analytics

### Co-Founder @ EatGreat Inc.
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
- Established a food delivery platform with a smart locker that attracted over 1000 App registrations
- Developed food delivery APP interface using React.js


## Education
### Master of Entertainment Technology
Carnegie Mellon University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/hsuanju-wang

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Last updated: 2026-03-31