# BLAISE TIONG

I'm a builder from Malaysia 🇲🇾. This is my canvas where I showcase my craft and work, turning ideas into realities. Hit me up if you have interesting ideas and would like to collaborate.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · blaisetiong.dev@gmail.com · blaisetiong.dev · github.com/Blaise1030 · x.com/blaise1030

## WORK

• tabsh your terminal, in a browser tab. Shells stay on your machine and survive reloads.
• GoCafeHunt a directory of laptop-friendly cafes. Verified Wi-Fi, power outlets, and a place to work.

## EXPERIENCE

• respond.io
  • Senior Software EngineerDecember 2025 - Present
  • Software EngineerDecember 2023 - December 2025

    Architected and implemented an AI-optimized website revamp across landing pages, blog, and help docs that became the company’s primary revenue driver for 2025. Scaled 12k multilingual pages, shipped the help docs publishing pipeline, integrated localization and CMS on Cloudflare, and improved Core Web Vitals and LLM discoverability with JSON-LD, llms.txt, and Markdown mirrors.

    Led delivery of the company’s first Design Language System, with core components, tokens, and standards that improved UI consistency and paved the way for dark mode.

    Optimized design-system performance, including high-usage components such as Tooltip, by minimizing retained state and DOM footprint and cleaning up event listeners on unmount.

• Axrail Pte Ltd
  • Pre Sales ConsultantFebruary 2023 - December 2023

    Attend pre-sales meetings, understand client's requirements, assist sales team in technical aspects, craft scope of work, propose solutions using AWS Services, and create sales assets.

  • Software EngineerJuly 2022 - February 2023

    Work on NextJS and React static applications, build user interfaces for an in-house e-commerce system, work with React, TailwindCSS, and Material UI. Also, contribute to Generative AI projects using AWS Services and build a reusable React component library.

• The Hacker Collective
  • Part Time Software EngineerSeptember 2021 - May 2022

    Work as a frontend web engineer on The Hacker Collective’s web products using Vue, Golang, and Tailwind CSS.

• Fave Asia
  • React Frontend Development InternMarch 2021 - September 2021

    Work as a front-end intern on Fave’s React web frontend product. Include mobile responsiveness to Fave’s webpage and implement new features to Fave’s merchant-facing product FaveBiz.

• Juris Technologies
  • Software Developer InternDecember 2021 - February 2022

    Exposed to PHP, SQL, and PL/SQL technologies. Support client’s production issues, develop new API for payment-related processes, and work on Juris’s in-house core banking system with seniors.

• Monash University UReview
  • Frontend DeveloperDecember 2020 - July 2022

    Part of a student feedback platform development team at Monash University Malaysia. Work on Angular and Django to develop new features for the platform.

• SM Pei Min
  • High School TeacherJanuary 2019 - October 2019

    Taught Form 5 Chemistry and Form 4 Math. Assisted in making exam questions and organizing teaching slides.

## CONTACT

If you enjoy the work, say hello.

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