Chen Yu

Full-Stack Engineer

About

I design and build interfaces that feel inevitable — every detail in service of clarity, technology dissolving into experience. My work lives at the boundary of full-stack engineering and creative technology, where aesthetic precision meets computational thinking.

From frontend interaction to backend architecture, from design systems to product delivery, I pursue making everything look effortless. The best interface is the one you don't notice — it just feels right.

Focus Areas

ReactTypeScriptNext.jsNode.jsDesign SystemsThree.jsPostgreSQLTailwind CSSWebGLGraphQLRustSpatial UIFramer Motionshadcn/uiDrizzle ORM
Selected Work

Lumina

A spatial computing framework for ambient intelligence. Designed for visionOS, built for the next decade of interaction — information lives in space, not on screens.

Spatial UIvisionOSSwiftUI
2024

Tide

An adaptive generative design system — layout, typography, and motion that respond to context. Twelve products, one living system, every interface reacting to its environment.

Design SystemGenerativeReact
2023

Echo

A voice-first AI collaborative creative tool. From spoken idea to refined output in seconds — creativity at the speed of thought.

AIVoice UINext.js
2023

Aether

Real-time collaborative canvas for remote teams. Infinite zoom, fluid cursors, and presence-aware interactions that make distance disappear.

WebSocketCanvasTypeScript
2022

Prism

Developer experience platform — API documentation that reads like prose, with interactive playgrounds and automatic SDK generation.

DXOpenAPINode.js
2022

Drift

Minimalist habit tracker with data visualization. Daily streaks, trend analysis, and gentle nudges — built for long-term behavioral change.

MobileData VizReact Native
2021
Writing

Quiet Interfaces

On the craft of designing for attention.

2024.03

Glass, Depth & Light

Principles of layered visual design.

2024.01

Code as Material

When engineering becomes a design practice.

2023.10
Contact

Let's build something extraordinary.

Open to meaningful collaborations, full-stack engineering roles, and creative projects that value craft.

hello@chenyu.design
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