Summary
Caitlynn Zhou is a frontend-focused software engineer based in Melbourne with 10 years of experience building user-facing applications and full-stack systems using React and TypeScript. She holds an Honours degree in Software Engineering from Monash University with a research background in mutation testing, and has contributed across startups and scale-ups including Zendesk, ahm Health Insurance, AutoGrab and currently Canva. Comfortable spanning software architecture to day-to-day coding, she has moved between frontend roles and full-stack responsibilities, bringing pragmatic design and testing-minded discipline to product teams. Caitlynn’s career shows a steady progression from internships and contracting to senior engineering roles, and she pairs technical rigor with a collaborative, user-centric approach to shipping features. An understated detail: her academic work on mutation testing suggests a deeper interest in code quality and robust automated testing practices beyond typical frontend priorities.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours), Information Technology, Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours), Information Technology at Monash University
English, Chinese