Neil HongWeb3 & Full-stack Developer

I AMNeil

I build Web3 and full-stack products.
I like taking loose ideas and making them feel clear: through code, interface design, and the small decisions that make a product make sense.

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Based in Sydney

Nice to meet you

  Beyond the portfolio

Portrait

I build full-stack and Web3 interfaces with a bias toward working prototypes. The parts I care about most are structure, motion, and whether the final product feels easy to reason about.

Based in

Sydney, Australia, open to remote

Languages

English, Mandarin, Korean

Focus

Web3, full-stack development, creative coding, 3D interfaces

Current obsession

Building interfaces that feel spatial, interactive and alive

How colleagues describe me

Curious by default

Fast learner

Systems thinker

Creative problem solver

Calm under pressure

  Awards & Certificate

ETHGlobal Sydney Hackathon Pool Prize Winner

"Won the pool prize in the ETHGlobal Sydney Hackathon among 2000+ participants."

ETHGlobal Sydney Hackathon Pool Prize Winner

Encode Club AI Foundation

"This NFT represents my participation and achievement in an Encode Club programme."

Encode Club AI Foundation

Encode Club Solidity Bootcamp

"This NFT represents my participation and achievement in an Encode Club Solidity Bootcamp. It is also the graduation certificate of the bootcamp."

Encode Club Solidity Bootcamp

DLT Science Foundation Hackathon 3rd Place Winner

"Won the 3rd place in the DLT Science Foundation Hackathon among 2000+ submissions."

DLT Science Foundation Hackathon 3rd Place Winner

Selected Projects

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Experience

April 2023 - March 2025

Web3 & Full Stack Developer

Veritas Tech

Sydney, NSW, Australia

Technologies: React, AWS, Solidity, Hardhat, Co2.Storage, Web3.Storage, Hedera, Google Chrome Extension

  • Built an Oracle chatbot MVP with Hedera SDK, React and Solidity; the project placed 3rd among 2000+ DLT Science Foundation Hackathon submissions.
  • Shipped a Chrome extension MVP for a Web3 fashion workflow using ChatGPT, Web3.Storage, AWS and React; placed 4th in the 2023 Web3 & AI Hackathon.
  • Contributed to the open-source Product-id project with Web3.Storage, Co2.Storage, IPFS, React and AWS; shortlisted at re:publica 2023 Arena Berlin.

July 2022 - March 2023

Full Stack Developer

Ipomoea

Sydney, NSW, Australia

Technologies: React, AWS, Figma, Three.js, React-three-fiber

  • Developed a 3D virtual try-on prototype in React using Three.js and React-three-fiber.
  • Built a galaxy-style portfolio site to test spatial navigation and real-time 3D interaction patterns.
  • Designed layouts in Figma, implemented production interfaces, and maintained AWS deployments for reliability and scale.

April 2022 - July 2022

Front-End Developer - (Internship)

Beamafilm

Sydney, NSW, Australia

Technologies: React, React Native, MERN Stack, unit testing with Mocha

  • Updated Beamafilm's React website UI against new design requirements and improved key page layouts.
  • Worked across the MERN stack to add features, tune performance and cover changes with Mocha tests.
  • Improved the Android TV app in React Native, focusing on navigation flow and component rendering.

July 2017 - May 2018

IT Support - (Internship)

Dalian Kagerin Carbon Technology

Dalian, Liaoning, China

Technologies: ZhiMeng CMS, Alibaba Platform, content operations, basic network support

  • Redesigned the company homepage in ZhiMeng CMS to improve layout consistency and navigation.
  • Kept event announcements, product information and page content current across the site.
  • Managed Alibaba Platform listings, pricing updates and promotional content.