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Andrew Zhang

Currently working as a backend engineer responsible for
maintaining and creating large-scale, data-intensive, distributed applications 💻;

if (andrew.is() == "THINKER") {

I come up with startup ideas and note them down 📝;

Interested in scalability problems and learning about design of systems that handle lots of data 📈;

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if (andrew.is() == "BUILDER") {

In my free time, I play around with modern frontend and backend frameworks 🎮;

I have fun creating cross platform mobile apps/web apps and making my ideas come to life 🔨;

}

.culture()

Chinese American born in Japan πŸ‡¨πŸ‡³ πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ;

Music I listen to 🎸: Japanese rock, Taiwanese rock, shoegaze, Chinese indie pop, American indie pop;

I like to cook Chinese/Japanese food πŸ‘¨β€πŸ³;

I love fashion 🧥;

I love watching anime 📺;

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