Louis Lu is a ✨ highly competent ✨ Software Engineer at Westpac New Zealand, passionate about building scalable software and AI-powered applications.
I bridge banking-grade enterprise software with modern AI/LLM solutions, making me well-suited for remote roles in the US and Australia.
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- 🔭 Currently based in New Zealand, working on enterprise banking systems and AI side projects.
- 🌱 Expanding expertise in React, Python, Java, AWS, and AI/ML (LLMs, Hugging Face, Google Gemini API).
- 🤖 Exploring LLMs, Computer Vision, Robotics, and MLOps for future projects.
- 💡 Open to remote opportunities in the US and Australia where I can combine software engineering with AI innovation.
- 😄 Building cool things like:
- 📘 Online Bookshelf
- 🧠 NZLouis AI Quiz – AI-powered quiz generator using Hugging Face + Gemini API
- nzlouis-ai-quiz – AI-assisted quiz platform (Next.js + Hugging Face + Google Gemini API).
- Hugging Face Experiments – Fine-tuning and deploying models for NLP tasks.
- LLM Integrations – Prototypes integrating Google Gemini API into web applications.
👉 Check my pinned repositories below for live demos and code.
✅ Proven experience in enterprise software (Banking, Investment, Insurance)
✅ Building AI-driven apps with Hugging Face + Google Gemini API
✅ Comfortable collaborating across time zones (New Zealand ↔ US/Australia)
✅ Strong communication, documentation, and agile delivery
📫 How to reach me: nzlouis.com | LinkedIn