About Me - David Xiao

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Name David Xiao

Role CS Student

Location New York, NY

Status Available

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Biography

"In the overlap between digital architecture and human perception lies the nexus of modern existence."

Computer Science student and software engineer with hands-on experience in full-stack development, system architecture modernization, and security-focused programming. Currently pursuing my BA in Computer Science at CUNY Hunter College and passionate about building scalable, secure applications. Working on ForgeArena - a gamified fitness platform blending avatar evolution with social gym competition. Learning TypeScript and Golang while contributing to security research projects.

Interests & Hobbies

Security Research & Cryptography Gamified Fitness Applications Competitive Programming Minesweeper (Top 200 Player) Full-Stack Development Open Source Contributing

Experience

Software Engineer Intern

Unadat

Jun 2025 - Aug 2025

Re-architected legacy JS/PHP into modular components, cutting feature development time by 25% and enabling B2C/B2B scalability
Added 6+ new features to legacy chores system, increasing usability and adoption across B2C/B2B users
Converted core components into reusable modals, improving UI consistency and cutting frontend development effort by 20%
Refactored 10+ API endpoints with REST + automated tests, reducing response times by 15% and supporting faster rollouts

JavaScript PHP MySQL RESTful APIs

Barista

Blank Street Coffee

May 2024 - Present

Handled $4K+ in daily POS transactions with accuracy while maintaining quality in a fast-paced environment
Trained new staff and streamlined workflows, improving team efficiency during peak hours by 15%

Education

CUNY Hunter College

Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science

2022 - 2026

Skills

Programming Languages

Java Python C/C++ JavaScript TypeScript Go PHP SQL MIPS Assembly BASH

Web Technologies & Frameworks

React Node.js Express.js HTML/CSS jQuery RESTful APIs PERN Stack

Databases & Cloud

PostgreSQL MySQL GCP

Tools & Methodologies

Git VS Code UNIX Agile Scrum Automated Testing