About Me
Hey there! My name is Charlie.
I recently graduated from the University of Waterloo. Currently I'm working as a software engineer at Instagram in New York.
Wanna chat? I'm always open to interesting opportunities. You can reach me by email.
Here's a short timeline of the interesting bits of my life:
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Software Engineer
New York, NYAug 2020 - present- Starting my full-time life in the Big Apple
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Software Engineering Intern
Seattle, WASep - Dec, 2019- Explored the PNW for the first time
- Finally visited the other side of Canada
- Skied at Mt Rainier and hiked Mailbox Peak
- Ate a lot of very expensive hot pot for free
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Software Engineering Intern
Mountain View, CAJan - Apr, 2019- Experienced the scale of a huge corporation
- Biked to work every day
- Surfed in Hawaii and partied in Las Vegas
- Saw the Grand Canyon covered in snow
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Infrastructure Engineering Intern
San Francisco, CAMay - Aug, 2018- Learned about the exciting world of infrastructure
- Travelled a ton, from Death Valley to Hawaii
- Conquered Half Dome in Yosemite
- Explored the West coast for the first time
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Computer Science
SingaporeJan - May, 2018- Studied abroad at the National University of Singapore
- Spent all my time travelling around Asia
- Met so many friends from around the world
- Changed my life forever
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Software Developer Intern
Waterloo, ONSep - Dec, 2017- Worked in iOS development for the first time
- Somehow ended up working with Rails
- Mastered the art of mediocre ping pong
- Broke friendships in Settlers of Catan
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Full-Stack Developer Intern
Kitchener, ONJan - Apr, 2017- Built my first gaming PC (r/Ayymd)
- Experienced the fast-paced life of an incubator start-up
- Discovered Firehouse Subs and graph DBs
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Software Developer Intern
Toronto, ONMay - Aug, 2016- Explored downtown Toronto for the first time
- Played ultimate frisbee every Frisbee Friday
- Achieved the fastest time at an escape room with a team of interns
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Software Engineering
Waterloo, ONSep 2015 - Apr 2020- Learned how to cook, clean, and do laundry
- Attended multiple hackathons and experienced severe sleep deprivation
- Thanked Mr. Goose every single night
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Programmer Intern
London, ONOct 2013 - Aug, 2014- Got my first taste of real programming
- Tested a game for the Ender's Game movie that was shown on YouTube's front page
- Learned how to use the Linux terminal and version control with Mercurial