About

Hey, I’m Elson. I’m a backend engineer who cares about designing thoughtful software, with close attention to performance, optimization, and scalability.

I love architecting scalable and reliable systems, going through the product requirements, understanding and negotiating the trade-offs that only software engineers like us with the technical depth can understand.

Currently, I'm spending more time with search and recommendation systems, understanding how to perform online and batch offline training in production.

Work

Software Engineer Intern

VisaFull Time2026–Present

Network Processing, Platform and Reliability Engineering team.

Focus: Java, PostgreSQL, Python, RAG, CI/CD, and Cucumber (Gherkin)

Solutions Engineer Intern

3forgeFull Time2025

Real-time application builder for enterprise clients.

Focus: Java, Python, SQL, MCP, RAG, Docker, Amazon EC2

Web Developer

AGBadmintonFreelance2024

Badminton coaching booking platform (web app).

Focus: Next.js, Typescript, Sanity (CMS), MongoDB, Stripe, Vercel

Intern

Housing & Development BoardFull Time2020

Developed VR simulation for identifying and repairing housing defects.

Focus: Unreal Engine, HTC Vive

Education

Bachelor of Computing in Computer Science

Nanyang Technological University2023–Present

Expected First Class Honours, with graduation expected in December 2026.

Diploma in Game Development & Technology

Nanyang Polytechnic2018–2022

cGPA: 4.0/4.0.