AI productivity game
Groveify
Generated isometric map assets from completed tasks.
DALL-E pipeline, draggable widgets, canvas performance.
AICanvasReactExpress
Open project
Dylan Zhang
Software engineer.
Interactive experiences, data interfaces, realtime apps.
Selected work
Projects.
Where I've worked
Experience.
Software Engineer
TrueState
React, TypeScript, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, Docker, Gemini API, OpenAI API.
Casual Academic
UNSW COMP2041
Shell, Python, regular expressions, Unix tools, marking, support.
Platforms Director
CSESoc
Platforms Director 2026. IT Director 2025. DevSoc Bridges developer.
Skill spectrum
Technologies.
Interfaces
ReactNext.jsTypeScriptTailwindCSSMaterial UIdnd-kit
Systems
FastAPINode.jsExpressPostgreSQLMongoDBDocker
AI + Tools
OpenAI APIGemini APIDALL-EVimGitHub ActionsLinuxTmux
Languages
PythonJavaScriptCJavaSQLBashRustRegEx
Full resume
Background.
Dylan Zhang
Software Engineer
Education
University of New South Wales
Bachelor of Computer Science
Sydney, NSWFeb. 2023 - Oct. 2027
Normanhurst Boys High School
Sydney, NSWFeb. 2017 - Nov. 2022
Experience
Software Engineer
TrueState
September 2025 - 2026Sydney, NSW
- Designed and implemented full-stack features for a data-driven AI platform, building responsive UIs in React (TypeScript) and FastAPI backend services to support LLM inference pipelines.
- Developed interactive pipeline and dataset visualisation components, improving user task completion speed by upwards of 40% and enabling intuitive exploration of complex datasets.
- Engineered REST APIs and backend AI data processing pipelines, enabling efficient analysis and retrieval across datasets exceeding 10k rows while maintaining responsive performance.
- Collaborated in a small engineering team to ship production features end-to-end, contributing to weekly releases used by active internal and enterprise users/companies.
Technologies: React, TypeScript, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, Gemini API / OpenAI API, Docker
Casual Academic - UNSW
COMP2041 - Software Construction Tools & Techniques
May 2024 - PresentSydney, NSW
- Taught shell scripting, Python fundamentals, regular expressions, and Unix development tools.
- Supported hundreds of students by diagnosing complex programming issues and providing structured feedback.
- Handled assessment marking, teaching, and exam invigilation duties.
Projects
Groveify 2D Gamified AI Productivity Dashboard
groveify.com
Feb. 2024 - May. 2024
- Full-stack productivity web app leveraging generative AI to create dynamic isometric map assets linked to task completion and productivity.
- Developed an AI-powered image generation pipeline that transformed user tasks into dynamic in-game assets.
- Built interactive draggable widgets with dnd-kit and TailwindCSS to enhance user engagement.
- Optimised HTML Canvas rendering to handle hundreds of images while maintaining smooth performance.
Technologies: React, Vite, TypeScript, Express.js, TailWindCSS, DALL-E
Notangles Drag and Drop University Class Timetabler
notangles.devsoc.app
Feb. 2024 - Dec. 2025
- Contributed to a platform used by 5000+ UNSW students each term.
- Led UI/UX improvements including redesigned landing page and improved workflows.
- Implemented a friends feature for cooperative timetabling.
- Automated course updates by scraping UNSW timetable data using Puppeteer.
Technologies: React, Material-UI, Git, MongoDB, Express, Docker
TasteBuds Real-Time Group Restaurant Finder
taste-buds.live
Apr. 2025
- Built an interactive real-time voting app for group restaurant selection.
- Enabled live lobby participation with instant vote updates.
- Integrated Socket.io for real-time communication and optimised mobile responsiveness.
- Designed core voting logic and reaction display system.
Technologies: React, Next.js, Git, Socket.io, TailWindCSS
Technical Skills & Volunteering
LanguagesJavaScript/TypeScript, Python, C, Java, SQL (Postgres), HTML/CSS, Bash, RegEx, Rust
FrameworksReact, Node.js, TailWindCSS, JUnit, Material-UI, Express, Vite, Next.js, FastAPI
Developer ToolsGit, Linux, Docker, Vim, Tmux, Jira, Cursor, Codex, GitHub Actions
CSESocPlatforms Director (2026), IT Director (2025), Culture Subcommittee (2023)
DevSocBridges Developer (2025), Notangles Contributor (2024)