CV

Joanna Tsang (she/her)

Preferred email: j dot m dot f dot tsang at cantab dot net.

Full-stack platforms engineer, with domain knowledge in mathematics and audio, and a penchant for teaching.

Experience

  • 2022–current: Software Engineer at Meta Reality Labs Research Audio. Lead developer for data collection and engineering, designing, building and maintaining a large FastAPI platform for a lab space, and supporting data pipelines.
  • 2015–current: Supervisor (Teaching Assistant) for various Cambridge colleges supporting several courses in applied mathematics or theoretical physics.
  • 2019–22: Data Engineer, then Senior Data Engineer, at Audio Analytic. Built web, desktop and shell apps for data analysis and annotation.
  • 2015–19: Research student at DAMTP, University of Cambridge.

Skills

  • General-purpose programming languages: Python, JavaScript, Java, Bash.
  • Backend frameworks: FastAPI, Flask, Django, Spring Boot.
  • Frontend frameworks: React, although I prefer vanilla JS when possible.
  • Databases: Postgres, MySQL.
  • Project management: a variety of tools

Education

  • PhD, Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge (2015–19). Numerical simulations of granular currents.
  • MMath and BA (Hons.), Faculty of Mathematics/Queens' College, University of Cambridge (2011–15). Applied mathematics and fluid dynamics.
  • Secondary education (2004–11).

Miscellany

  • Current residence: Cambridge, UK
  • Nationality: British