Hi, I'm Jiajun Bao
Fullstack Developer
Fullstack Developer with 6+ years of experience developing customer-facing applications and features that drive user engagement and business value
About Me
Experienced Fullstack Developer passionate about building scalable SaaS solutions and leading high-performing teams
Fullstack Developer with 6+ years of experience developing customer-facing SaaS solutions. Experienced in delivering large-scale SaaS products end-to-end — from backend APIs and data pipelines to modern frontend interfaces.
With 3+ years focused on backend APIs, services, and data pipelines, and another 3+ years delivering end-to-end fullstack features with modern UI and API integration, I bring a comprehensive understanding of the entire software development lifecycle.
As a proven team player and Certified ScrumMaster®, I have 3+ years of team leadership experience leading ceremonies, monitoring epic and feature progress, managing sprint priorities and team capacity, and improving overall team performance and efficiency. I've mentored 5 developers, accelerating onboarding and providing hands-on technical guidance.
Experience
My professional journey and work history
Software Development Engineer III
Workday
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Associate Data Engineer
Willow Laboratories, Inc. (formerly Cercacor Laboratories, Inc.)
Vancouver, BC, Canada
- •Designed, developed, and optimized REST APIs in Java for mobile and web applications.
- •Implemented automated ETL data transformation pipelines from diverse data sources.
- •Improved real-time data processing with Kafka and reduced query latency from seconds to milliseconds by integrating Elasticsearch.
- •Mentored a data engineer and backend engineer, providing hands-on technical guidance.
Computational Biologist – Database Development
BC Cancer
Vancouver, BC, Canada
- •Contributed to the development and maintenance of data pipelines between production databases.
- •Designed automation programs in Python for data validation and extraction processes.
Application Programmer Analyst
CancerCare Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
- •Led design and development of a provincial cancer research platform, including warehouse architecture, ETL pipelines (SSIS), and deployment of open-source applications.
- •Mentored and onboarded a developer, providing guidance that expanded team capacity.
- •Supported and maintained two electronic data capture applications critical for research operations.
Programmer Analyst Co-op
CancerCare Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
- •Built a full-stack electronic data capture web application, improving internal research workflows.
Education
My academic background and qualifications
Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Skills
Technologies and tools I work with
Frontend
Backend & API
Data & Infrastructure
Cloud & DevOps
AI & Integration
Leadership & Methodology
Projects
Some of my recent work and side projects
RTO Tracker
A mobile application available on the App Store for tracking Return-to-Office schedules. Built with modern mobile development practices and user-friendly design.
J&S Boutique Website
A modern display website for J&S Boutique showcasing products with responsive design and smooth user experience. Features item storage in Supabase and is hosted on Vercel.
Personal Portfolio
A modern portfolio website showcasing my work and skills. Built with Next.js 16, React 19, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS v4, featuring smooth animations, responsive design, and an AI-powered chat assistant that answers questions about my professional background and experience.
AI Voice Companion for Seniors
A local-first voice companion for seniors with dementia. Provides conversation and proactive check-ins through a microservices architecture with real-time audio streaming, speech recognition, and natural language processing. Runs on Intel N100 mini-PC with optimized latency for CPU-only hardware.