Monash University
Bachelor of Computer Science
Where it all started.
- Learning the fundamentals
Singapore
Hi, I’m Richard.
Software engineer. Builder. Curious human.
I’m into AI agents and the tooling around them, and I like making things for the fun of it: puzzles, small games and the odd LLM experiment.
01Journey
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Graduated Dec 2018
Jan 2019to Mar 2021
Sift & Pick
Software Developer
Learning the ropes.
- Learning the fundamentals on the job
- Establishing myself across frontend and backend
Mar 2021to Sep 2022
Ola Party
Software Engineer / Scrum Master
Growing as an engineer, and starting to lead.
- Building products for real users
- Looking after the team's way of working
Oct 2022to Nov 2024
Open Government Products
Senior Software Engineer
Owning products from end to end.
- Full-stack ownership, from idea to deployment
- Building for the public sector
- Leading small teams
Dec 2024to Present
PayPal
NowSenior Software Engineer, Global Compliance
Exploring AI and agentic engineering.
- Building AI and agentic systems
- Working across teams at scale
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Contact me02Beyond code
Beyond code
What I get up to outside of work.
Jun 2022 – Dec 2025
CDAC
Volunteer mentor, Project Youth Can Shine
Three and a half years mentoring secondary school students in maths, and leading a team of about 15 volunteers.
- Built a mentoring platform to track attendance, learning progress and volunteer scheduling, used in a pilot at our centre.
- Helped nine in ten volunteers keep coming back, week after week.
- Recognised with two volunteer awards, individual and team, at CDAC’s first Volunteer & Partner Day.
In the press
华助会首办义工与伙伴日 宣布四大方向扩大服务 · Lianhe Zaobao, Jul 2025
03Playground
The Playground
Side projects and experiments.
Game
Kopi Simulator
Pour, mix and name your own kopi, teh and yuan yang, then serve it up.
- React
- SVG
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