Hi, I'm Derek Wu (BreezeWhite) ๐, a senior Backend & Deep Learning Engineer
๐ Open-Source Creator (2.6k+ Combined Stars) | Currently in Japan ๐ฏ๐ต (Working Holiday Visa until Dec 2026 โ Available for immediate onboarding)
I am a Senior Backend Engineer with 5+ years of experience specializing in building scalable systems from scratch, infrastructure optimization, and integrating advanced AI technologies. I have a track record of driving impact in early-stage startupsโfrom slashing cloud infrastructure costs by 53% to creating open-source tools loved by thousands of developers worldwide.
- ๐ฆ Currently honing my Rust skills by solving LeetCode problems daily (Track my progress below!).
- ๐ฏ๐ต Based in Japan, N3 certified, and fully fluent in English corporate environments.
- ๐จ Huge fan of Japan ACG culture and building meaningful, high-performance software.
| Category | Technologies |
|---|---|
| Languages | Python, Rust |
| Backend Frameworks | FastAPI, Flask, Django |
| Infrastructure & DevOps | Docker, Kubernetes (K8s), GCP, AWS, CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Google Cloud Build) |
| Databases & Caching | PostgreSQL, Redis, Nginx |
| Web Scraping & Automation | Playwright, Selenium, Automa (Browser Automation) |
| Web Dev (Frontend Basics) | HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Vue.js |
| Deep Learning & GenAI | Computer Vision (OpenCV), Audio Processing, TensorFlow, PyTorch, HuggingFace, AI Agents Framework |
| Operating System | Linux (Debian-based) |
- omnizart
- An all-in-one AI music transcription toolbox powered by Python and TensorFlow, transforming polyphonic audio into precise MIDI/MusicXML. Published in the Journal of Open Source Software (JOSS).
- oemer
- An End-to-End Optical Music Recognition (OMR) system that converts sheet music images into audible melody via deep learning semantic segmentation.
- muskew
- A specialized utility to automatically correct skewed sheet music images for improved OMR pre-processing.
- bfx-rs
- A high-performance Bitfinex API library and CLI tool written in Rust, successfully utilized to orchestrate automated crypto lending strategies yielding 15% APR.
- thsr-ticket-rs
/ THSR-Ticket (Python)
- A robust Taiwan High-Speed Railway ticket booking automation CLI tool, rewritten in Rust for maximum speed and concurrency.
- BigBench
& calc_pi
- Performance benchmarks of different Rust big number crates and exploration of parallel PI calculation algorithms.
- interesting-colabs
โ A curated, plug-and-play collection of Google Colab notebooks for trendy AI models.
- segpeo โ Deep learning-based automated background remover for both images and videos.
- simple-fastapi โ A minimalist, production-ready FastAPI boilerplate optimized for computation-heavy tasks.
๐ LeetCode Progress (Rust): Maintaining a daily streak of 1 problem/day to keep algorithm skills razor-sharp.
Whether you're looking to scale your backend infrastructure, integrate AI models, or just chat about Rust and ACG culture, feel free to reach out!
- โ๏ธ Email: wolf.horo@pm.me
- ๐ผ LinkedIn: Derek Wu
Wish you a chill day~ ๐
