Serena Lau

BE(Hons) Software Engineering · (+64) 21 022 38133 · serena.lau272@gmail.com

I have a keen passion for innovative solutions in software development, always looking for challenges to push myself further. I'm driven by curiosity and ambition, and I also value building lasting relationships and helping out others wherever I can. Away from the workstation, I love diving into classical music and having a good laugh with friends over sports or a hearty meal.

Education

The University of Auckland

Bachelor of Engineering (HONS)
Specialising in Software Engineering

Offered University of Auckland Top Achiever Scholarship

Clubs and Societies: Student Life, Software Engineering Student Association, Web Development & Consultancy Club, Devs Society

GPA: 8.8 / 9.0

March 2020 - Present

ACG Parnell College

High School

Member of prefect committees (2019)

CIE Examinations: A* in A-level Mathematics, A-level Physics, AS Chemistry and AS Literature in English

January 2016 - November 2019

Experience

Developer Intern

Sandfield
June 2022 - Present

Software Engineer Intern

Xero
November 2022 - February 2023

System Analyst

Flipview
  • Suggested and lead re-implementation of test case management in Jira
  • Collaborate with development team to identify and implement software fixes
April 2022 - July 2022

Software Engineer Intern

Nintex Promapp
Automation Test Engineer
  • Investigated and implemented a new tool in Cypress for a previously uncovered area of the application, increasing test coverage by 10%
  • Wrote new JavaScript Cypress and C# Selenium tests contributing to automated UI and integration test coverage
  • Regularly discussed product features with developers and the product team to increase accuracy in manual testing and regression testing
  • Identified and documented multiple undiscovered defects upon initiative and presented to the team during sprint planning
Software Developer
  • Proactively identified UI issues in existing and future designs and developed solutions with the UX designer
  • Developed new product features for Promapp using React.js, Typescript and Sass with a C# backend
  • Contributed to production stories by collaborating with team members and the product manager in an agile environment
  • Fixed internal and in-production defects for frontend and backend product areas
November 2021 - February 2022

Retail Assistant

AS Colour
  • Built on customer relationships through personalised communication
  • Worked with a highly professional and customer-oriented team
March 2021 - November 2021

Piano Teacher

Lewis Eady Music School
  • Engaged with a diverse age and experience range of students
  • Prepared weekly teaching materials catered to each student
  • Designed suitable teaching methods tailored to students with special needs
  • Managed student caregiver relationships and administrative responsibilities
March 2020 - June 2021

Freelance Piano Teacher

Private teaching of piano students ranging from beginner to diploma levels.

November 2020 - Present

Featured Projects

Web Development Consulting Club - UADS Project

Worked closely with the University of Auckland Dessert Society (UADS) and a team of 6 to develop an app that allows users to register and pay for events.

  • Designed REST API using APICURIO studio for user operations and created in Node.js
  • Developed a functional user settings UI using React Native.
MongoDB, Express, React Native, Node and TypeScript
Click to see the Github repository for the project.
Aug 2021 - Present

Kēmu Kupu

Kēmu Kupu is a multimedia educational GUI application designed to help children between the ages of 8 and 12 with te reo Māori learning.
This design project won the UoA 2021 SE206 (Software Engineering Design) course competition People's Choice Award.
Java / JavaFX, Rust
Click to see the Github repository for the project.
Sept 2021

Noodle

A search engine for jokes, facts, and other media created by our team of 6 during the WDCC x SESA 2021 Hackathon, where the theme was 'facilitating procrastiation'. It is linked with a Chrome extension that redirects users from a productivity related website e.g. Wikipedia to Noodle.
Users are able to view others' and submit their own content to our database as future search results, which also increases the health bar of the home page cat.
MongoDB, Express, React, Node and JavaScript
Click to see the Github repository for the project.
Aug 2021

Portfolio Website

A new personal portfolio website I designed from scratch using Figma. Currently still in progress.
React and TypeScript
Click to see the Github repository for the project.
Mar 2022 - Present

Investment-Info Program

Basic stock investment analysis and information output - combines investment calculations (e.g. transaction/exchange fees) I previously spent a long time doing manually into an adaptable program that can be continuously updated with new stocks and transactions.
Java
Click to see the Github repository for the project.
Jan 2021

Achievements & Certifications