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Mindy
๐ŸŒฟ Hamilton, NZ

Hi ๐Ÿ‘‹, I'm Mindy. ยท ้‚ต็‡•ๆ˜Ž

I'm a senior
Full-Stack Engineer.

Full-stack engineer with 10+ years delivering AI/LLM, IoT, SaaS and enterprise systems. Built large-scale AI agent & RAG platforms at ByteDance/TikTok, designed IoT & digital twin solutions at JD.com, and developed cloud & financial systems at China Unicom & Hitachi. Completing a Master of IT at the University of Waikato โ€” seeking full-stack & AI engineering roles across New Zealand.

Open to Work ยท Hamilton, New Zealand
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โ€” Career Journey โ€”

The road so far.

๐ŸŽ“

2026 โ€” Present

Master of Information Technology

University of Waikato ยท Hamilton, New Zealand

Focusing on autonomous agent systems and adaptive memory for LLM workflows. Completing thesis on multi-agent coordination.

ResearchAI AgentsNew Zealand

Senior Software Engineer / Project Lead

ByteDance (TikTok) ยท Beijing

Built LabelGPT & Manet โ€” AI Agent platforms processing 100,000+ records/day across TikTok, Douyin and Toutiao. Led 10+ engineers.

LLMRAGReactTypeScript

Aug 2021 โ€” Feb 2026

Jul 2018 โ€” Aug 2021

Senior Front-End Engineer

JD.com (IoT Division) ยท Beijing

Architected IoT platforms and digital twin systems for enterprise clients. Built smart community solutions for State Grid Corporation and SPIC.

IoTDigital TwinReactElectron

Junior Front-End Engineer

China Unicom ยท Beijing

Led frontend development of SkyForm CMP 5.0 cloud management platform. Contributed to WoCloud enterprise storage with multi-tenant resource management.

AngularJSWebpackCloud

May 2016 โ€” Jun 2018

Jul 2014 โ€” Feb 2016

Software Engineer

Hitachi China ยท Beijing

Started as intern, converted to full-time in 6 months. Built enterprise data management and financial reporting systems.

JavaJavaScriptEnterprise

โ€” Selected Work โ€”

Things I've shipped.

Recent study work + enterprise systems from ByteDance, JD.com and earlier.

ยท Industry ยท ByteDance ยท JD.com ยท China Unicom ยท5 projects ยท scroll โ†’
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LabelGPT

ByteDance ยท 2023 โ€“ 2026

Scalable AI Agent data platform for content moderation, data labelling and model training across TikTok, Douyin, Toutiao and Doubao โ€” processing 100,000+ automated records/day. Engineered RAG systems, fine-tuning pipelines and MCP tool-calling workflows that cut processing cycles from weeks to hours.

ReactTypeScriptNode.jsRAGMCPPython
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Manet

ByteDance ยท 2021 โ€“ 2023

Autonomous AI digital worker platform enabling 7ร—24 browser and cross-platform automation. Built with Browser-Use, custom Playwright execution and RPA workflow tooling to replace manual operations across content moderation and data labelling at enterprise scale โ€” serving 98M+ API calls.

TypeScriptPlaywrightBrowser-UseRPANode.js
~/iot
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Enterprise IoT Platform

JD.com ยท 2018 โ€“ 2021

Spearheaded front-end architecture for enterprise IoT platforms โ€” digital twin systems, edge computing platforms and real-time data visualisation tools. Delivered smart community solutions for State Grid Corporation of China and SPIC, including intelligent building controls, indoor concierge platforms and smart property management.

ReactTypeScriptElectronWebSocketMQTTNode.js
~/skyform
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SkyForm CMP 5.0

China Unicom ยท 2016 โ€“ 2018

Engineered a customisable data visualisation system for a private cloud management platform using Grafana and ECharts with drag-and-drop layout tools. Delivered VM management, snapshot handling and cross-browser compatibility across Unicom's enterprise cloud infrastructure.

AngularJSWebpackGrafanaEChartsjQuery
~/wocloud
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WoCloud

China Unicom ยท 2016 โ€“ 2018

Developed front-end features for a private cloud operations platform, including resource pool management, server and network CRUD interfaces, and dynamic monitoring dashboards. Built with AngularJS, jQuery and Bootstrap, with real-time metrics rendered via Highcharts.

AngularJSjQueryBootstrapHighcharts
ยท University of Waikato ยท 2026 โ€“ Present ยท3 projects ยท scroll โ†’
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Rauawaawa Movement Game

Rauawaawa Movement Game

Rauawaawa Kaumฤtua Charitable Trust ยท 2026

A browser-based movement game for Mฤori kaumฤtua, inspired by the legend of hero Kupe battling the giant octopus Te Wheke-a-Muturangi. Players physically swing their arms to defeat sea monsters โ€” real-time pose detection via MediaPipe turns full-body movement into gameplay, promoting physical activity, mobility, and cultural connection for elderly users.

JavaScriptHTML5 CanvasMediaPipe PoseCSS3
~/world-history

World History Events Map

Course Project ยท 2026

An interactive world map visualising key historical events across time. Users can explore, filter, and navigate events by region and era.

ReactNext.jsTypeScript
~/electricity-system

Electricity Consumption Dashboard

Course Project ยท 2026

Mobile-first electricity monitoring dashboard designed to help domestic users stay under 3 kW peak demand and 10 kWh daily consumption. Features a radial gauge for real-time power tracking, stacked area chart with per-appliance breakdown, device usage rankings, and interactive drill-down into daily, monthly, and yearly historical trends.

Data VisualisationUI/UX DesignFigmaD3.js

โ€” Experience โ€”

A decade of building.

Aug 2021 โ€” Feb 2026

Senior Software Engineer / Project Lead

ReactNode.jsTypeScriptRAG

ByteDance (TikTok)

  • Architected LabelGPT โ€” an AI Agent data platform processing 100,000+ automated records/day across TikTok, Douyin, Toutiao and Doubao.
  • Engineered core AI/LLM capabilities including RAG systems, fine-tuning pipelines and MCP tool-calling workflows, cutting processing cycles from weeks to hours.
  • Pioneered Manet โ€” an autonomous AI digital worker for 7ร—24 browser automation using Browser-Use, custom Playwright and RPA tooling.
  • Led a cross-functional team of 10+ engineers, scaling platform API usage to 98 million+ calls across domestic and overseas deployments.

Jul 2018 โ€” Aug 2021

Senior Front-End Engineer

ReactTypeScriptNode.jsElectron

JD.com (IoT Division)

  • Spearheaded front-end architecture for enterprise IoT platforms โ€” digital twin systems, edge computing platforms and real-time data visualisation tools.
  • Engineered smart community solutions including intelligent building controls, indoor concierge platforms and smart property management.
  • Managed relationships with major state-owned clients โ€” State Grid Corporation of China and SPIC โ€” delivering mission-critical infrastructure projects on time.

May 2016 โ€” Jun 2018

Junior Front-End Engineer

AngularJSWebpackGrafanaECharts

China Unicom

Jul 2014 โ€” Feb 2016

Junior Software Engineer

JavaJavaScriptJUnit

Hitachi China

โ€” Toolkit โ€”

What I work with.

01 ยท Frontend

ReactNext.jsTypeScriptJavaScriptHTML/CSSAngularJS

02 ยท Backend

Node.jsJavaRESTWebSocketMQTT

03 ยท AI / LLM

RAGAI AgentsMCPFunction CallingFine-tuning

04 ยท Data

MongoDBPostgreSQLMySQL

05 ยท Tooling

WebpackViteGitPNPMESLint

06 ยท Platform

ElectronPlaywrightPlasmo

โ€” Currently โ€”

What's now.

โ„–01

Finishing my Master's thesis on autonomous agent workflows.

โ„–02

Exploring local-first AI tooling โ€” small models, on-device RAG.

โ„–03

Reading Designing Data-Intensive Applications (Kleppmann) โ€” again.

โ„–04

Brushing up Kiwi tech-scene specifics ahead of interviews in Auckland & Wellington.

โ€” Education โ€”

2026 โ€” Present

Master of Information Technology

University of Waikato ยท Hamilton, New Zealand

2010 โ€” 2014

Bachelor of Software Engineering

Qufu Normal University ยท Qufu, China

โ€” Beyond the Code โ€”

Life, off the keyboard.

A few things keeping me grounded while I look for the next role.

Parkrun

23ร— finishes

Saturday at 8am, every week.

Slowly collecting parkruns across Aotearoa. Hamilton Lake is home โ€” Cornwall Park, Western Springs and Tauranga are in the bag. Goal: every NZ parkrun by 2028.

Fly Fishing

00trout, so far

Reading the sea, badly.

Picked up a 5-weight rod last summer. Sea fishing mostly โ€” currently better at untangling line than catching anything, but the sea is patient, and so am I.

Cat

01British Shorthair

My shadow at home.

Blue-white British Shorthair. Chief keyboard inspector โ€” every session starts with her approval.

๐Ÿพ Round face๐Ÿ’ค Sleep expert๐ŸŽฎ Code reviewer
Blue-white British Shorthair

Learning English

365days of immersion

Learning to think in English.

Studying, working, and living entirely in English in Hamilton. Every lecture, conversation, and late-night debug session counts. Daily journaling, technical reading, and talking with classmates โ€” the progress is real and ongoing.

Travel

10+countries & territories

Roaming solo.

Turkey, Australia, and across Southeast Asia. Travel resets my head faster than anything else โ€” unfamiliar languages, food, and streets have made me genuinely comfortable landing somewhere new.

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Thailand๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท Korea๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore

๐Ÿš— NZ North Island solo camping circuit โ€” in progress

โœ“ Taurangaโœ“ Napierโœ“ Lake Taupoโœ“ Rotoruaโœ“ Aucklandโ—‹ Northland

โœˆ๏ธ NZ South Island โ€” on the list

โ—‹ Queenstownโ—‹ Milford Soundโ—‹ Franz Josefโ—‹ Christchurch

โ€” Let's Talk โ€”

Got a role?

I'm listening.

Senior engineering roles across Aotearoa โ€” full-time, remote, contract. I reply within 24 hours.

โœ‰ mindyshao0404@gmail.comโ†— LinkedInโ†— GitHub

ยฉ 2026 Yanming "Mindy" Shao

Hamilton ยท Aotearoa ยท ๐ŸŒฟ

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