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Selected work

Built on my own, and with startup, enterprise and university teams.

ApplyWise

AI resume tailoring for job seekers

ApplyWise showing accepted line-by-line edits to Soh Wei Yu's own resume, next to a live preview of the resume
Tailoring my own resume to a job in ApplyWise.

I designed and built a web app and Chrome extension that tailors your resume to each job with line-by-line edits you approve, then drafts application answers and cover letters without inventing anything.

  • Live, with a Chrome extension that reads any job posting in one click
  • Exports back into your own Word file, formatting kept
  • AI credits charged and refunded in one locked database step, so they can't be overspent
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Role
Founder, design and engineering
Period
Nov 2026
Built with
Next.js 15, Supabase, OpenAI, Chrome extension

ProcoLink

AI call center solution

The ProcoLink team around a table covered in hand-drawn dashboard wireframes
The ProcoLink team working through hand-drawn wireframes.

I shadowed support operations and interviewed agents in Kuala Lumpur, turned the findings into 20 hand-drawn wireframes, and built the AI solution behind them.

  • Selected by Nanyang Polytechnic to showcase to the Ministry of Education
  • Earned a direct job offer from a prospective client serving 200+ corporate customers
  • Projected to automate 70% of routine support tasks
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Role
Founding AI software engineer
Period
May to Aug 2024
Built with
Python, FastAPI, OpenAI, VAPI, WhatsApp API

KYC Screening

Source of Wealth checks for bank compliance

A screening report flagging a made-up client as Serious Risk, with the reasons below the verdict
A screening report for a made-up client.

I built a tool that reads a client's documents, tests their declared wealth against known money laundering patterns, and gives compliance officers one verdict with the reasons behind it.

  • AI gathers the evidence, fixed rules make every decision
  • The benchmark AI never sees the client's financial figures
  • 193 automated tests run on every push
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Role
Software engineer, team of 5
Period
Sep 2026 to now
Built with
Python, Flask, OpenAI, Claude, Docker

EY Tax Intelligence

Tax reporting and filing proof of concept

Soh Wei Yu next to the EY logo at the office during the internship
At EY during my internship.

I built a proof of concept that extracts data from different types of tax documents and runs it through automated flows, then benchmarked it against manual processing.

  • 90% extraction accuracy
  • 70% less manual intervention
  • 50% shorter processing time per task
  • 2 recommendation letters from Associate Directors
Role
Software engineer intern
Period
May to Sep 2023
Built with
Power Apps, Power Automate, AI Builder

Experience

Where I've learned, built and contributed.

Software Engineer

Computer Guys

Soh Wei Yu in a white shirt in front of the Computer Guys sign
At the Computer Guys office.

Building a full-stack customer portal where Computer Guys' business clients can track their inventory assets and view their contracts in one place.

  • Secure sign-in with SuperTokens, plus automated email through AWS SES
  • Features shipped through a Dockerised CI/CD pipeline, with tests, pull requests and staging deployments
Type
Part-time, remote
Period
Sep 2026 to now
Built with
Next.js, Express.js, TypeScript, MySQL, Docker

Operations Executive

Ministry of Defence, National Service

Soh Wei Yu holding a framed award between the Chief Transport Officer and a colleague
Receiving an award from the Chief Transport Officer.

Ran VIP transport operations, from scheduling drivers and negotiating with rental vendors to running vehicle handovers, and built the system the team still uses to track it all.

  • Coordinated 70 drivers for VIP delegates at the Shangri-La Dialogue 2026, commended by the Chief Transport Officer
  • Led a 4-person team through up to 10 VIP operations a month
  • Notion system tracking 40 drivers cut daily status checks by 50%, still in active use
Type
National Service
Period
Mar 2025 to Aug 2026
Tools
Notion, vendor management, team leadership

Software Engineer

Computer Guys

Soh Wei Yu and a colleague pointing at the Computer Guys sign at their office
With a colleague at the Computer Guys office.

After seeing what we built at ProcoLink, Computer Guys hired me to build AI tools that take routine work off their tech support team.

  • Go backend connecting Voiceflow's conversational AI to WhatsApp, so a chatbot handles common support issues
  • Working call assistant prototype on Twilio Voice, targeting a 50% cut in manual tasks
  • Recommendation letter from the Head of Software Development
Type
Contract
Period
Aug to Sep 2024
Built with
Go, Voiceflow, WhatsApp API, Twilio

Founding AI Software Engineer

ProcoLink

The ProcoLink team in NYP shirts gathered around a laptop beside a ProcoLink screen
The founding team at NYP.

Developed and launched an AI call center solution that connects OpenAI, voice calls and WhatsApp to a CRM, starting from on-site research with support agents in Kuala Lumpur.

  • Selected by Nanyang Polytechnic to showcase to the Ministry of Education
  • Earned a direct job offer from a prospective client serving 200+ corporate customers
  • Projected to automate 70% of routine support tasks
Type
Full-time, startup
Period
May to Aug 2024
Built with
Python, FastAPI, OpenAI, VAPI, WhatsApp API

Software Engineer Intern

Ernst & Young

Soh Wei Yu taking a selfie with two members of the EY AI development team in a meeting room
With the AI development team at EY.

Built a tax reporting and filing proof of concept with 4 AI Builder models, and improved C# internal tools by adding OpenAI to draft emails for staff.

  • 90% extraction accuracy across different document types
  • 70% less manual intervention and 50% shorter processing time per task
  • 2 recommendation letters from Associate Directors
Type
Internship
Period
May to Sep 2023
Built with
Power Apps, Power Automate, AI Builder, C#, OpenAI

Automation Engineer

National Youth Council, final year project

RSVP sign-upsExcel recordsEmail remindersUiPathbot
The workflow the bot took over.

Worked on-site with the event planning team to map their manual processes, then automated RSVP registration, email reminders and record updates.

  • Eliminated 90% of manual steps in the workflow
  • 100% test pass rate before handover, edge cases included
  • Commended in a recommendation letter from the project supervisor
Type
Final year project
Period
Mar to May 2023
Built with
UiPath, Excel

Education

My path, drawn to scale. Keep scrolling to move through it.

Work and National Service

Singapore Institute of Technology

Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Applied Computing

A 3-year direct honours programme developed in partnership with IMDA and MAS, covering software engineering, applied computing and machine learning, with domain knowledge in banking compliance, financial products and investment management.

Period
Aug 2026 to Aug 2029
Focus
Fintech
Status
Current

Nanyang Polytechnic

Diploma in Business and Financial Technology

Focused on business application development, tech innovation for business, fintech innovation, and ethics, governance and sustainability in AI. I applied this through my EY internship, my job at Computer Guys and co-founding an AI startup.

Period
Apr 2021 to Apr 2024
Focus
Business and fintech
Status
Completed

Certifications

  • Google UX Design Professional CertificateGoogle, 2024
  • AI for Industry (AI4I)AI Singapore, 2023
  • PCEP, Certified Entry-Level Python ProgrammerOpenEDG Python Institute, 2023
  • Professional Scrum Developer IScrum.org, 2023

Tools and skills

The parts list.

AI and automationOpenAI API, Claude API, VAPI, Voiceflow, UiPath, Power Automate, Power Apps
LanguagesPython, TypeScript, JavaScript, Go, C#
FrontendNext.js, React
Backend and dataNode.js, Express.js, FastAPI, Flask, .NET, MySQL, MongoDB, Firebase, SuperTokens
Tools and APIsDocker, AWS SES, GitHub CI/CD, Vercel, Stripe, Twilio, WhatsApp API, Figma, Notion

What people say

Feedback from colleagues, mentors and clients I've worked with.

"Wei Yu ships faster than any engineer I've worked with. The attention to detail in UI interactions is world-class."

Siew Wei HengCEO and founder, ProcoLink

"Wei Yu worked on two AI initiatives that significantly enhanced our IT support capabilities at Computer Guys."

James MaHead of Software Dev, Computer Guys

"Wei Yu has made significant contributions to advancing our initiatives to the next level."

Shetty GouthamAssociate Director, EY

"Wei Yu Displayed strong inclination towards innovation, consistently employing inventive approaches to problem-solving."

Jay Prakesh GoyalAssociate Director, EY

"I especially applaud Wei Yu's Entrepreneurial Mindset for being customer driven, persistent in his research and build to meet customer requirements"

Yaunxin SunFounder of StoryChopsticks

"Exceptional problem solver. Wei Yu took my vague requirements and turned them into a polished product in weeks."

Mike SohFounder, The 1% Club

Let's build something great together

Looking for career opportunities or freelance projects where I can ship quality products and keep learning.

sohweiyu.work@gmail.com

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