ABOUT MEABOUT MEABOUT ME
Richard Shuai

👋   I'm Richard

Those who can imagine anything, can create the impossible.

This quote from Alan Turing has been the beacon that guides me to challenge my bounds of imagination and innovation.

Hi, I am Richard. I study CS @ UWaterloo. I am a software engineer with over 8 years of experience and I have worked in fullstack, cloud, infra, and AI. I build with passion.

I use:

TypeScriptPythonC/C++JavaC#PHPRustReactNextAngularNodeExpressFlaskDjangoLaravelTensorFlowPyTorchLangchainDockerKubernetesAWSAzureGCPKafkaMongoDBPostgreSQL... and more!

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The softwares I built helped over 100,000 businesses and individuals.

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I am top-ranked in SCNC, Euclid, Fermat, ACSL competitions,
and hackthons such as HT6, HW, DH.

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I received offers of over $200,000 in national scholarships such as Schulich, and over 30 awards in multiple areas.

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I love traveling, reading, and playing hockey. On the way to create my own plant shop.

Experience

Long before I arrive, I will find meaning in the path itself. Each step a story, each moment a destination of its own.

StackAdapt

Software Engineer

Jan 2025 - Apr 2025 | Toronto, ON

I helped build key components of the platform by developing integrations across Audiences, Pixels, and Data Hub. My work enabled marketers to segment customers more effectively and drive smarter, data-driven campaign strategies. Through deep involvement with Source Integrations, Events, and Pixels, I also gained a strong understanding of programmatic advertising systems and grew my skills in scalable, high-impact engineering.Full-StackReal-TimeMicroservicesCloudAdTechData Science

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MAGI Inc.

Software Engineer

May 2024 - Present | New York, NY

I had the fortune to work with Peter Szulczewski, the founder @ MAGI and Wish, as well as a team of brilliant people who are determined to make MAGIc a reality. As one of the first engineers, I have built and iterated 10+ full-stack GenAI/NLP/LLM/native/adaptive products that bolstered the growth of MAGI and created value to our users.AIFull-StackCloudInfrastructureData Engineering

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Chatsimple

Founding Engineer

May 2023 - Dec 2023 | Toronto, ON + San Francisco, CA

From building the first version of the smart chatbot, to seeing Chatsimple growing to be one of the most liked chatbots as a founding engineer was an unforgettable journey. Click here to read more about this incredible adventure.Full-StackDistributed SystemsLLMNLPEntrepreneurship

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WatoLink

Machine Learning Developer

Feb 2024 - Jun 2024 | Waterloo, ON

WatoLink aims to offer students an opportunity to develop applications involving action-classification via EEG signal analysis and inference. I helped develop an BCI and ML model for people with mobility impairments.Machine LearningResearchAIBCIDevOps

UWCSC

Lead Full-Stack Developer

Dec 2022 - Dec 2023 | Waterloo, ON

Lead @ Web Committee and Full-Stack Developer: helped developed projects such as CS Class Profile.Full-StackFront-EndBack-EndDatabase

SkillsCanada

Team Canada (Web Technologies)

Apr 2021 - Apr 2022 | Vancouver, BC

As a twice gold medellist in SkillsCanada National Competition, I had the opportunity to represent Canada in the world competition in Web Technologies.DesignServerInfrastrutureFull-Stack

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BeaverTech

Co-Founder

A proactive and creative blog platform that gives user access to the best tech resources. Our platform has been loved by users and we gained over 300,000 views since its launch.Product ManagementDigital MediaEntrepreneurshipStrategy

Projects Portfolio

I never underestimate the power of a good project.
If tech is a dark forest, the projects we build will be the trails of light that guide each other through the unknown.
Acoustic Recipe
Acoustic Recipe
A React application utilized Alan AI and APIs to provide over 3 million of recipes for users by only using voice. Alan AI also supports weather, news, small talks and more.

ReactNodeJSAlan AIMUIEdamam APIFigma
OPTimism (HT6 Winner)
OPTimism (HT6 Winner)
OPTimism is a technology-driven platform designed to democratize vision care worldwide. It includes a chatbot for eye care guidance, real-time habit monitoring tools, scientifically-backed eye exercises, and a gamified system for proactive vision care. Winner of HackThe6ix Best Hardware Hack.

ReactNodeJSFlaskTaipyDockerKubernetesGCPArduino
Codinterest
Codinterest
• A capstone web application that inspires students to code. Students can learn algorithms and submit solutions. Integrated blog, auth, and comment features with CRUD using RESTful techniques. Incorporated C++ for solutions.
• Used the MVC design pattern, connecting to the Laravel model, controller, and view (Blade) using MySQL as the database.

PHPLaravelMySQLApacheC/C++BootstrapJavaScriptjQueryBladeRESTful APIs
Site II Projects Collection
Site II Projects Collection
• A collection of different web applications or games, including flappy bird, 2048, the road-crossing game, and much more using techniques such as object-oriented programming and physics engine.
• Practiced object-oriented programming in p5JS applications and games and hosting.

JavaScriptP5JSPythonNodeJSBashBootstrap
Chatr
Chatr
Chatr combats only bullying and toxic messages. It is a simulation of a chat application, and the app will evaluate each message, and return a score based on its toxicity. For toxic messages, the app will automatically warn the user and further actions can be taken.

ReactFirebaseTensorflowMUI
Harbor.ed (HW Winner)
Harbor.ed (HW Winner)
Feeling lonely with no one to watch out for your emotions? Dive into harbor.ed: Paired with emotion detection through facial recognition and text messages from your sea friends who noticed you are down. Winner of HackWestern Best Use of MongoDB Atlas.

PythonOpenCVAWSCohereInfobipLangchainMongoDB AtlasThreeJS
Symphonic (DeltaHacks X Winner)
Symphonic (DeltaHacks X Winner)
Symphonic revolutionizes video content creation for non-profits by utilizing advanced AI/ML technology to generate emotionally resonant music. This tool intuitively aligns custom musical compositions with the emotional flow and pace of videos, enhancing every frame for a deeply immersive experience. Winner of DeltaHacks Best AI Application, Cloudflare.

PythonFlaskJavaScriptGCPCloudflareSDSRHuggingFace
Markov Shakespeare
Markov Shakespeare
Markov Shakespeare is a full-stack, compact classical passage (which includes sentences, paragraphs, essays) generator using the Markov Chain model trained by the classical literature dataset. The SQLite dataset contains more than 10,000 text files from classical literature.

PythonFlaskSQLiteJavaScriptReactNumPyPandas
Study Buddy
Study Buddy
A React application that uses Tesseract for text extraction from images. Image preprocessing and TensorflowJS models are utilized to perform Q&A from a passage and a prompt. Helps users understand key points of a passage easily.

ReactTensorflowTesseract
Breader Together (HTN 10)
Breader Together (HTN 10)
Breader Together fuses appetizing social media, a personalized recipe provider and gamified cooking challenges. The result of engaged individuals is the jumpstarting of a global media platform of endless creation, community-driven sharing and gastronomical inspiration for all.

PythonFastAPINodeJSCohereGCP
Melo (HTN 9)
Melo (HTN 9)
Melo is a unique music search engine designed for musicians to find songs by name, artist, categories, or even by a subset of notes. It simplifies the process of locating specific musical pieces.

NodeJSReactJSONBootstrap
WikiLearn (DeltaHacks)
WikiLearn (DeltaHacks)
WikiLearn is a full-stack web application with a variety of functionalities. The clean and beautiful user interface allows learners to ask anything. The application will then take the learner through a wild journey, simplifying and summarizing large Wikipedia articles into an easily digestible format, for quick and productive learning.

PythonFlaskReactJavaScriptNodeJSRESTful APIsTailwindFigma
Covid Tracker
Covid Tracker
Covid Tracker is a React App that provides up-to-date information on Covid cases globally and by country, featuring data visualizations and diagrams for a comprehensive understanding of the pandemic.

ReactCovidAPIMUI
Sustainability (HackMIT)
Sustainability (HackMIT)
This app promotes a sustainable future by tracking travel methods and emissions. It features a global leaderboard to incentivize reducing carbon emissions and provides insights into personal travel habits.

ReactGoogle MapRNodeJS
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor is a comprehensive website offering guidance on the best restaurants, hotels, and attractions worldwide. It is an indispensable tool for travelers seeking the best experiences in any city.

ReactRapidAPIMUI

Let's Connect and Build Amazing Things

Always open to discussing exciting projects and opportunities. Feel free to connect with me!

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