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Headshot of Samson Zhang

Hi, Iā€™m Samson! šŸ‘‹
I love building things and telling stories.

I've built and/or designed high-traffic websites for Contrary Capital, the Sacramento Bee, and the Asian American Journalists Association. I also build open-source web, mobile, and desktop apps.

Scroll to see some projects I'm proud of, or reach out šŸ“¬ if you want to work with me!

Places I've worked

Contrary Capital
Freelance engineer
Sacramento Bee
Digital media fellow
EV Connect
Product intern
StartupTree
Frontend engineer
full resume
Postulate logo

GitHub for knowledge: a notetaking app for sharing your thoughts, learning, and work with the world.

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GitHub repo GitHub logo
Screenshot of Postulate

Frontend

  • React
  • Next.js
  • TailwindCSS

Backend

  • Node.js
  • MongoDB
  • AWS S3
Blurryface logo

On-device photo blurring app for activists and journalists

Project website ā†—
GitHub repo GitHub logo
Screenshot of Blurryface

Frontend

  • Tauri
  • Vanilla JS
  • TailwindCSS

AI Backend

  • ONNX Runtime (WASM)
  • RetinaFace (CNN)
Interview Manager logo

Interview Manager: fast and accurate audio transcription for journalists

Project website ā†—
GitHub repo GitHub logo
Screenshot of Interview Manager

Frontend

  • Tauri
  • Vanilla JS
  • TailwindCSS

AI Backend

  • Rev.ai API
AAJA Voices logo

A professional and distinctive digital home for the Asian American Journalist Association's flagship student program.

Project website ā†—
GitHub repo GitHub logo
Screenshot of AAJA Voices website

Frontend

  • WordPress
  • PHP

Design tools

  • Figma
  • Adobe Illustrator
The Student Life logo

A multi-college COVID case tracker that students, professors, and administrators relied on.

Project website ā†—
GitHub repo GitHub logo
Screenshot of TSL Covid Tracker

Frontend

  • React
  • Next.js

Automation

  • GitHub Actions