William Kang
Software Engineering @ Western University
I like building things and sharing them: AR effects with 1.6B+ views, Roblox games with 320M+ plays, hackathon apps, and scouting tools for my FRC team. I also started and ran an e-commerce brand.
Experience
AR Effect Creator · Freelance
Sep 2019 – Present- Top 1% of TikTok effect creators.
- Snapchat Lenses with 1.4B+ views and 444M+ plays.
- TikTok effects with 188M+ views across 238K+ posts.
Software Development Lead · HammerHacks
Jul – Dec 2024- Led development of the website for Hamilton’s first high-school hackathon, held at McMaster University.
- Ran AV and helped organize an event that drew 140 students from 17 high schools and ~50 projects.
Founder & CEO · Palm Posters
Jul 2023 – Aug 2024- Started a contemporary and pop-culture poster brand and reached $3,000+ in organic sales within 5 months.
- Fulfilled 200+ orders and ran organic marketing across social platforms.
- Built and optimized the Shopify storefront, reaching top search rankings through SEO.
Lead Developer · Just Studios
Aug 2021 – Oct 2022- Led development of Roblox experiences that together passed 320 million play sessions.
Projects
UofTHacks 12: a social photography platform that generates location-based photo prompts on a map. Won MLH’s Best Domain Name award (prettyplease.work) out of 125+ submissions.
- TypeScript
- Bun
- Express
- MongoDB
- Mapbox
- Gemini
- Auth0
FRC Scouting Apps
Two apps per season for FRC Team 2056 that track and rank other teams’ robots during competitions.
- JavaScript
- HTML/CSS
A multipurpose Discord bot (triv), later rewritten from scratch as quinton for Discord.js v14, slash commands, and ES modules.
- JavaScript
- TypeScript
- Discord.js
- Node.js
ICS4U class project: a casino-themed Connect Four desktop game with single- and multiplayer modes, animated piece drops, and custom pixel art and sound.
- Java
- Swing
Scripts that speed up repetitive media-creation tasks with ffmpeg.
- JavaScript
- ffmpeg
Activities & Volunteering
Scout Lead & Alliance Captain · FRC Team 2056 · OP Robotics
Sep 2022 – Apr 2024- Alliance Captain at the 2024 FIRST Championship, the 2024 FIRST Ontario Provincial Championship, and the 2024 McMaster District Event.
- Coordinated the team’s scouting in the stands and built its scouting apps (2023–24).
- Robot operator and technician at the 2023 STEMley Cup Championship.
- Head of Media (2022–23): documented the season in photos and video with Photoshop and Premiere Pro.
DECA Stock Market Game · DECA
Oct – Dec 2023- Placed 19th of 1,275 teams in the North Atlantic region (171st of 5,727 worldwide).
- Beat the S&P 500 by 72.71%, turning a $100K starting budget into $178K+.
Community Feedback Program · Roblox
Apr 2023 – Present- Join focus groups and 1:1 sessions with Roblox’s internal teams and engineers to test updates before they ship and represent the developer community.
Beta Tester · MIT App Inventor
Apr 2021- Beta-tested Amazon Alexa skills for MIT App Inventor.
Awards
Best Domain Name (GoDaddy Registry)
Phillip Cheng Award
Highest marks in Computer Technology in the graduating class.
Ontario Scholar
Unsung Hero
Greatest contribution with the least recognition.
Rookie All-Star
Certificate of Distinction + School Champion
Top 25% of contestants and top score at Orchard Park.
Certifications
SOLIDWORKS CAD Design Associate (CSWA)
Onshape: Part Design, Assembly Design, Drawings
Stop the Bleed
Finance Accelerator
Postman API Fundamentals Student Expert
DELF B1
Education
Western University · BESc, Software Engineering
2024 – 2029Skills
- Languages
- TypeScript · JavaScript · Python · Java · C++ · Luau · MATLAB · HTML/CSS
- Tools
- Node.js · Bun · Express · MongoDB · Git · Arduino · Shopify · WordPress · Excel
- AR & Media
- Lens Studio · Effect House · Spark AR · Photoshop · Premiere Pro
- CAD
- SolidWorks · Onshape
- Spoken
- English (native) · French (professional, DELF B1) · Khmer · Teochew