Hi! I'm
Evan Yu 👋
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 six out of the ten I've participated in. Most recently being TreeHacks 2026, where I built Minerva, an AI video tutor that won both 1st place in the Education Track and Best Creation with HeyGen API.
Education
University of Toronto
Mathematics Major
Interests
- ▸Building impactful software projects
- ▸Hackathons & competitive programming
- ▸Robotics & hardware design
Tech Stack
The stack I prefer to build with every day
Work Experience
My professional journey building impactful products and leading teams
Connect
Freelancing
Newlands
AetheriaMC / OctoMC
Founding Software Engineer @ Connect
January 2024 - Present
- ▸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
- ▸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
- ▸Applied knowledge of algorithms and data structures to enhance the scalability and optimize API endpoint performance.
- ▸Optimized database with targeted indexes and Redis caching; cut query times by 40% and lowered DB CPU.
- ▸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%.
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