Cuong Nguyen
Software Engineer
UCL Graduate
Indie Hacking
Bio
I am a software engineer with a BSc. Economics degree from Queen Mary and a recent graduate of MSc. Computer Science from UCL. Currently full-time indie hacking & bootstrapping digital products. I also made this small component so that you can see what I am currently listening to 👉👇
Timeline
A quick overview of the years that have passed by
2016
First proper coding experience during the IB Diploma years
2018
Completed IB, moved to London, and started studying BSc. Economics
First hackathon at UCL's Porticode 3.0 - no placement, lost
2019
Joined Applifting as a Junior Backend Engineer
Oxford Hack hosted at Oxford's Mathematical Institute - double award winner
2020
IC Hack 2019 hosted at Imperial College - won sponsor prizes from Thought Machine
Hack Prague fintech focused hackathon - won second placement for ~$1.4k
2021
Graduated from Queen Mary with BSc. Economics
Started MSc. Computer Science at UCL
2022
Joined STRV as a Software Engineer
Graduated from UCL with MSc. Computer Science
Won 1st place at STRV Pitch Night & presented at Web3 Academy
2023
Became a full-time indie hacker / bootstrapper