Hi, I'm Jason Wu

Full-Stack Developer

B.S. in Computer Science @ UC Santa CruzB.S. in Computer Science @ UCSC

Software Engineering Intern @ IT SocietySWE Intern @ IT Society

IT Engineer @ CWCS

About Me

I’marecentComputerSciencegraduatewithexperiencedevelopingfull-stackapplications. I’vebuiltweb,mobile,andAI-drivensolutionsthattranslatecomplexideasintoaccessible, real-worldtools,andI’mconfidentinmyabilitytocontributeeffectivelytoprofessionalsoftwareteams.

Frontend Development

Creating responsive and interactive user interfaces with modern frameworks and libraries.

Backend Development

Building APIs and microservices that enable applications to run with speed, reliability, and scalability

Artificial Intelligence

Leveraging LLMs and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) to build intelligent, adaptive, and data-driven applications

Featured Projects

Check out some of my recent work

NEO4

A prototype audio interface combining microphone, speaker, and DSP algorithms with stable 48 kHz audio streaming and reliable HID communication

C++

JUCE

MCUXpresso SDK

MIMXRT1170-EVKB

ParkWise

A smart parking app that helps you avoid tickets, manage permits, and stay compliant, with role-based access and real-time updates on rules and violations.

TypeScript

Next.js

React

Node.js

PostgreSQL

AWS

SlugFind

A mobile UCSC Classroom Locator that helps students at UCSC finding their classes, discussion sessions, and lab sessions by pinpointing the exact room location when given its description

Dart

Flutter SDK

Google Maps API

Firebase

Skills & Technologies

Proficient with the following tools

Python

JavaScript

TypeScript

C/C++

SQL

GraphQL

React

Redux

Material UI

Tailwind CSS

Next.js

Node.js

Jest

FastAPI

Flask

Flutter

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Git

Docker

Kubernetes

Postman

Figma

AWS

Experience

My professional journey

IT Engineer

Connecting Waters Charter School | July 2025 - Present

Designed custom WordPress plugins with JavaScript and React to modernize the school website’s UI, enhancing usability for over 1,000 students, parents, and staff.

Created automation scripts with Python Selenium that streamlined workflows, reducing manual tasks by 30% and saving the IT team 10–15 hours weekly.

JavaScript

React

Tailwind CSS

WordPress

Python

Selenium

LLM Researcher

AIEA Lab | May 2024 - June 2025

Researched and implemented integration of OpenAI API with Janus symbolic solver, strengthening LLM logical reasoning and improving accuracy on complex and math-related queries by 20%.

Collaborated on developing a RAG-powered chatbot, enhancing UCSC-specific knowledge retrieval and reducing hallucinations on university-related queries by over 60%.

Typescript

Python

React

OpenAI API

Flask

MongoDB

Software Engineering Intern

IT Society | February 2025 - May 2025

Built the frontend of a badge issuance and verification app, leveraging React and Redux.

Configured production-ready user authentication with Auth0, supporting up to 25,000 monthly active users.

Delivered client-side workflows for organization onboarding, badge template creation, and issuance, empowering 50+ organizations to manage certificates and badges at scale.

Typescript

React

Redux

Material UI

Auth0

Microsoft Azure

Computer Science Tutor

Baskin School of Engineering, UCSC | April 2024 - June 2024

Developed and delivered engaging tutoring sessions in course CSE 114A (modular programming)

Worked with faculty to refine tutoring strategies, driving a 25% increase in student participation during office hours.

Organized code walk events, facilitating 20+ one-on-one review sessions that improved students’ debugging skills and code quality.

Haskell

Lambda Calculus

Communication

Education

My academic background

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

University of California, Santa Cruz | 2021 - 2025

Algorithms

Data Structures

Database

Cloud & Distributed Systems

Full-Stack Web Development

Firmware Engineering

Machine Learning & AI

High School Diploma in General Studies

Foothill High School | 2018 - 2021

General Studies

Computer Science Concepts

Programming Languages