# Su Hui Tan > software engineer, product backend Location: Cupertino, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/suhuitan Product Backend Engineer at Squarespace working on scalable high volume systems with a focus on performance and reliability. Depending on the day i'm either making πŸ“ˆ or πŸ“‰, and making the experience better for the three million subscribers on our platform. Formerly at Recurse Center at NYC, and before that working on smart cities in Singapore I believe in being in a state of perpetual beta - to always be learning, exploring, improving and engaging in self-reflection. I like working with people and tech, and am happiest when I get to make a difference in somebody's life using technology. also, you can't beat me at origami. check out my website and some of the things that i'm working on at www.suhuitan.com ## Work Experience ### Staff Software Engineer @ Brex Jan 2024 – Present ### Senior Software Engineer @ Brex Jan 2022 – Present ### Senior Software Engineer @ Squarespace Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 Maintained and developed backend software responsible for rendering all websites on Squarespace Developed APIs and data models to support product initiatives and new features Led performance improvement initiatives, reducing database queries and improving overall render times - Identified observability gaps of critical production systems and improved observability and alerting using prometheus and grafana - Used distributed tracing tools such as lightstep and logs to find and eliminate unperformant code, service calls and database queries - Reduced load to platform by adding various application and response caches Substantially improved reliability by reducing the occurrence of large bursty traffic spikes and hence the possibility of publicly visible outages Mentored engineers on developing solutions, writing good code and career development Other responsibilities such as interviewing, participating in RFCs, on call and incident response ### Software Engineer @ Squarespace Jan 2017 – Jan 2020 | New York City ### Recurser @ Recurse Center Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 ### Assistant Manager, Wireless@SG @ Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | 10 Mapletree Business City Wireless@SG is a national programme that partners service providers to operate a free public Wi-Fi network under a set of consistent branding guidelines and interoperability between the service providers. My role in the team was to: - be key liaison between the operators and initiatiate combined troubleshooting efforts for interoperability issues. - work with the Land Transport Authority to coordinate Wireless@SG deployments at key public transportation hubs such as train stations and bus interchanges. - keep abreast of public Wi-Fi developments around the world - initiate studies and evaluate industry proposals for the provision of Wi-Fi in trains and buses ### Assistant Manager, Smart Cities Programme Office, National Information Infrastructure @ Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore Jan 2012 – Jan 2014 | Singapore SCPO was responsible for the development of smart city strategy and programmes for Singapore. As part of the team, I - studied smart city developments and initiatives around the world, - developed a framework for the categorization of smart city initiatives by IDA and other government agencies - crafted smart city marketing materials for internal and external stakeholders to secure their buy-in and approval - played a key role in seeking the budget for the $2bn Smart Nation Platform - organized multi-agency efforts towards making Singapore a smart nation ### Assistant Manager, Next Gen Programme Office, Infrastructure and Services @ Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 | Singapore NGPO, in collaboration with the Media Authority of Singapore, was responsible for developing a common IPTV platform for delivering innovative content and services over Singapore's Next Gen Broadband Network. My role in the team was to: - research and study the developments in the media sector globally - propose ideas and shape the IPTV strategy for the delivery of government content and services - evaluate industry proposals for the development of the platform and services ### Intern @ Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore Jan 2010 – Jan 2010 I researched emerging technology trends with importance to government services, and created a weekly report to keep senior leadership updated on infocomm innovations. Also proposed and initiated semantic analysis for in-house CMS pertaining to technology news. ### Intern, Microsoft Innovation Centre @ Microsoft Singapore Jan 2009 – Jan 2009 | Singapore Integral team member working on efficient data acquisition and storage schemes for location based services. Used C# to develop software that interfaced with a wireless communication module and uploaded relevant data parameters to a web service. Conducted data collection surveys in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ### Development Technologist @ Nanyang Polytechnic Jan 2008 – Jan 2008 Developed and modeled electronic circuit modules and microchip programming projects with the guidance of a lecturer. Assisted in the training of final year students for Wor ldSkills Singapore in prototyping skills. ## Education ### Master’s Degree in Computer and Systems Engineering University of Houston ### Bachelor of Engineering with Second Class (Upper) Honours in Electrical Engineering National University of Singapore, Singapore ### Electrical Engineering Clarkson University ### Diploma in Electronics, Computer and Communications Nanyang Technological University Singapore ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/su-hui-tan --- Source: https://flows.cv/suhuitan JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/suhuitan/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-12