Xander Roy

University of Strathclyde

09/2023 – 06/2028

BSc(Hons) Software Engineering – Predicted 1st Class

• Built complex software alone and in team projects using a range of modern technologies.
• Placed onto Dean’s List for exceptional performance in 2nd year.
• Gained hands-on development experience with Agile methodologies and Git.

University of Hong Kong

08/2025 – 05/2026

BEng(Hons) Computer Science (Exchange)

• Focused on AI & Machine Learning, System Design and Application Development.
• Applied a variety of popular frameworks and tools to practical development projects.

Strathclyde CS217 - JPMorgan ScotBank

• Developed a full-stack simulated online banking application using Java, Jooby and Maven in a 4-person group, practising Agile Methodologies with 2-week sprints.
• Implemented using RESTful API techniques, while following appropriate security procedures and authentication.

Personal Website

• Created a personal website to showcase projects & work, using Node.js for backend, React and Tailwind CSS for frontend, and i18next for localisation.
• Deployed using a pipeline through Vercel to a private domain.

JPMorgan's Software Engineer Job Simulation on Forage

• Integrated Kafka into a Spring Boot application to deserialise transactions.
• Implemented transaction verification using an H2 Database, and developed a REST endpoint to query balances.

Team Member at KFC - Rutherglen, Glasgow

09/2024 – 08/2025

• Worked in a team to ensure efficient and accurate processing of orders.
• Strengthened communication skills effectively across other stations and management.

AGI Charity Tutor at St Roch’s Secondary School

01/2024 – 05/2024

• Tutored a group of four students in Higher Mathematics through weekly in-person sessions.
• Designed lesson plans, monitored pupil progress and communicated with coordinator weekly.