Hi, I'm Brianna Xiao — a Computer Science student at Western University who loves building things that mix creativity, community, and code. I'm interested in software engineering, product development, and creating projects that feel both useful and fun.
Outside of coding, you'll probably find me debating, dancing to K-pop, playing violin, sketching ideas, or planning events with student communities. I love turning messy ideas into real projects, whether that's a hackathon prototype, a club initiative, or a portfolio site like this one.
Honours Specialization in Computer Science
Expected Graduation: April 2028
International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme
Graduated: 2024
Software Engineering Intern
Contributed to backend and infrastructure-focused projects supporting production banking services. Worked with Go and Java to build and improve reliable backend components, with a focus on scalability, latency, and service reliability. Used Redis for caching strategies and Kubernetes for containerized deployments, and helped with latency testing, performance analysis, monitoring, and troubleshooting production-style systems.
Web Developer
Developed responsive web pages and dynamic media features using React, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, and backend services. Worked with REST APIs, MongoDB, Redis, and deployment tools to improve content management, media playback, and site performance.
Software Developer
Designed and built backend services using Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Cloud, Kafka, MongoDB, and PostgreSQL. Worked in a Scrum environment and contributed to microservice architecture, documentation, and live lecture recording features.
Marketing Specialist
Organized community-focused initiatives and helped run a large-scale fundraising tournament that raised over $1,700 for Toronto refugee centers. Collaborated with community leaders to promote social impact projects.
Places I have lived in or traveled to around the world.