Hi! I'm

Evan Yu đź‘‹

About Me

As a full-stack software engineer, I’m passionate about building impactful and meaningful projects that make a difference. I actively seek out new learning experiences and enjoy competing in hackathons—having won three out of the five I’ve participated in. Beyond software, I have a strong interest in designing and building hardware, from PCBs to robotics systems.

Education

University of Toronto
Mathematics Major

Interests

  • â–¸Building impactful software projects
  • â–¸Hackathons & competitive programming
  • â–¸Robotics & hardware design
Evan Yu
University of Toronto
Photo
Toronto

Work Experience

My professional journey building impactful products and leading teams

Connect
Freelancing
Newlands
AetheriaMC / OctoMC

Founding Software Engineer @ Connect

January 2024 - Present

  • â–¸Led development of a multi-tenant platform, serving 9,000+ monthly active users, using React, NextJS, PostgreSQL, and Drizzle ORM, ensuring seamless scalability and UX
  • â–¸Developed and launched a LinkedIn-like social platform with features such as real-time chat, connection-building, and posts with recommendations based on the user’s preferences
  • â–¸Applied knowledge of algorithms (e.g. BFS/DFS) and data structures (e.g., graphs) to enhance the scalability and optimize API endpoint performance.
  • â–¸Optimized database with targeted indexes and Redis caching; cut query times by 40% and lowered DB CPU.
  • â–¸Scaled serverless backend (AWS Lambda + SST) to 10k+ concurrent requests; implemented async job queues and hot-path caching to maintain 99.9% availability and reduce p95 latency by 10%.
ReactNextJSSupabaseTailwindCSSDrizzlePostgreSQLAWSVercel
Toronto, ON, Canada