Timothy Cheng
Software Engineer
- Role
- Frontend Software Engineer at Alki
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Timothy Cheng
I’m a frontend-leaning full-stack software engineer specializing in React, Next.js, and TypeScript, with a strong focus on performance, scalable UI architecture, and production reliability.
Experience
Frontend Software Engineer
May 2025 — Present · Los Angeles, CA, US
Led a front-end architecture modernization using state colocation, Context-driven data modeling, and atomic UI primitives, reducing bundle size by 18% and cutting initial load time by 200msBuilt scalable applications using Next.js 14 App Router with hybrid rendering (SSR/SSG/ISR), supporting 8+ dynamic routes and maintaining 99.9% uptimeImplemented a high-performance media management system with progressive image loading, virtualized galleries, and intelligent caching, reducing Time to Interactive by 40%Architected a resilient API integration layer (Resend, Google Places) with retries, validation, XSS/CSRF protection, and graceful degradation—achieving 100% submission reliabilityDrove performance optimization initiatives via bundle analysis, code-splitting, and tree-shaking, consistently achieving 95+ Lighthouse scores
Education
UC Santa Barbara
Bachelor of Arts, Economics
NYU Tandon School of Engineering
OnRamp + Bridge Certificate Program, Computer Science
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