Jessica Ho

Software Engineer

Web DevData ScienceML/AI

Tools

UI
  • React.js
  • Vue.js
  • Tailwind CSS
Backend
  • Express
  • Flask
  • FastAPI
Web Dev
  • Next.js
  • SvelteKit
ORMs
  • Mongoose
  • Prisma
Databases
  • PostgreSQL
  • MongoDB
Cloud Tech
  • Firebase
  • Cloudflare
  • Supabase
  • Vercel
Languages
  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • Python
  • Java
Data Science
  • scikit-learn
  • pandas
  • matplotlib
AI
  • GPT
  • Claude

Experiences

Prezo, Full Stack Engineer

FEB 2023 - JAN 2024

  • Revamped marketing site with a sneak peek of the generation flow to incentivize new user sign up

  • Facilitated the launch of presentations as websites with personalizable subdomains and suffixes

  • Tailored data flow for LLM to dynamically populate client's master deck with contextual information

  • Developed chatbot to offer users presentation improvement advice and assist with rote tasks

  • Enabled subscription plans via Stripe

  • Introduced backend-generated PDFs as paid feature, boosting export speed by >10x and eliminating UI freezes

Software Engineer (Freelance)

FEB 2023 - OCT 2023

  • Designed and developed open source Playdate web app from given spec, including authentication via magic links, and real-time communication via Twilio

  • Orchestrated complete database setup by writing Prisma schemas to connect backend to PostgreSQL

  • Ensured app functionality by writing e2e tests

  • Enhanced user engagement by implementing proactive reminder system via cron jobs

Lob.com Inc., DevEx Engineer

JUN 2021 - JAN 2023

  • Automated generation of SDK + API docs in 7 programming languages to heighten better API usability and accelerate API updates

  • Deployed cross-platform PWA to demo product

  • Continuously monitored the performance of products in production by automating test pipelines

  • Regularly coordinated with other teams (internal/external engineers, Customer Success) over the intersection between API and developer tools

Projects

ZeroDayComics

MAR 2024 - PRESENT

Web app which shortens the cleaning-translation-typesetting process to mere minutes. For inputs, currently supports scraping from Pixiv's free web serials as well as uploaded image files.

CAPTCHA Solver

FEB 2024 - MAR 2024

A browser extension CAPTCHA solver for text CAPTCHAs in Global Interpark; easily extensible to other ticket platforms

  • ML - HuggingFace

  • Browser Extension Dev - Plasmo

  • Programming - JS / TS

Housing Finder

NOV 2023 - NOV 2023

Facebook Housing Groups remains a longstanding avenue for connecting roomies and lessee to leasors. However, FB Groups aren't tailored for housing searches. Sifting through 100+ posts on any day can be overwhelming and frustrating, especially when only some are relevant to your needs. FB Groups lack essential search and filtering features, such as keyword searches and price range filters, making the housing hunt unnecessarily cumbersome. Enter HousingFinder — an innovative solution providing the tools you need to streamline your search within the Facebook community.

  • Web Dev - Next.js

  • NER - GPT-4

  • Web Scraping - Puppeteer

  • Database - MongoDB

NB-IoT Analyzer

SEPT 2022 - DEC 2022

Comprehensive tool for visualizing traffic patterns of Qualcomm mobile devices communicating with NB-IoT (Narrowband Internet of Things)

  • Backend - Flask

  • Frontend - React

  • QMDL Parsing - MobileInsight

LambDa

JAN 2022 - MAR 2022

Prototype mobile render farm as an alternative to SheepIt

  • Supplier of Render Jobs - Blender

  • Communication - TCP Sockets + Threads

  • Power Server/Clients/Workers - Python

  • Workers - Android + Ubuntu Linux

Research at UCLA

Data Mining Lab - Full Stack / ML Engineer

OCT 2021 - JUL 2022

  • Created dashboard which enables researchers to efficiently visualize network of ~300K Tweets by their political polarities

  • Implemented data pipeline which retrieves, cleans, and regularly rehydrates posts from Twitter API to ensure data displayed is always up to date and conforms to Privacy Laws

  • Led group of 4 to achieve simpler model than existing political polarity predictor while yielding comparable results

Micro and Nano Manufacturing Lab - Frontend Engineer

OCT 2020 - OCT 2021

  • Collaborated with designer and researcher to create GUI PWA which enabled operation of DMF chips with customizable electrode patterns