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Cary Zhu
A bright summer dusk over a quiet Toronto neighbourhood

Cary Zhu

Full-stack developer focused on accessible interfaces, reliable systems, and products with personality.

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Me behind the pixels

Illustration of Cary working at a desk with a husky

What's Up?

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Christmas countdown

81 days until Christmas

Selected projects

These projects connect thoughtful interfaces, clear systems, music, language, and useful tools.

Illustrated workspace with a vinyl collection, development desk, and 3D printing workshop
Spiral Sounds project preview

Spiral Sounds

A full-stack vinyl store pairing editorial discovery with reliable checkout.

JavaScriptNode.jsExpressPostgreSQLStripeWeb Animations APIPlaywright
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Where learning became real work

Jun - Aug 2025

My Place In This World

Web Development Intern

  • WordPress
  • Tutor LMS
  • PHP
  • JavaScript
  • CSS
  • MySQL

Improved how students find, enter, and track 50+ lessons.

I consolidated course templates and built search, direct routing, and progress tracking across a WordPress and Tutor LMS education platform.

Next

Still learning. Still showing up.

I'm continuing to build real-world experience through hands-on projects, new challenges, and every opportunity to learn from others.

The next chapter is still being written.

Tools I use to make ideas real

A concise view of the technologies I use across interface, backend, data, and delivery work.

Core stack

  • React

    Component interfaces

  • Next.js

    Full-stack web apps

  • TypeScript

    Safer code

  • JavaScript

    Browser foundations

  • Node.js

    Server-side logic

01

Interface

Interfaces that stay expressive, responsive, and accessible.

  • HTML5
  • CSS3
  • Tailwind CSS
  • Accessibility
  • Motion
02

Backend & integrations

Application logic and services that connect cleanly.

  • Express
  • REST APIs
  • Anthropic API
  • Stripe
  • PHP
  • WordPress
  • Tutor LMS
03

Data & delivery

The layer that keeps products dependable after launch.

  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • Supabase
  • SQL
  • Git
  • Docker
  • CI/CD
  • ESLint
  • Prettier
  • Vercel
  • Render

Let's talk

Have a role, a project, or simply want to say hello? I'd love to hear from you.

Emailcontact@caryzhu.com