Robbie Laughlen

Software / Physics / Sound. Vancouver, Canada.

About

Computer science and physics graduate from the University of British Columbia. I care about software, creating, and music. The magic happens at the intersection of things, because that is where value is created: music and physics, coding and health, industry and environment. I'm excited by our emerging AI world, including the challenges to be overcome. Hire me and help me add more to the list below.

Education: BSc Combined Computer Science and Physics, UBC. Sept 2020 – Apr 2025. cGPA 3.73, Dean's Honour List.

Languages: Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, Go, C/C++, Java, R, HTML/CSS.

Technologies: React, Node.js, Flask, Dash, Qt, Expo, TensorFlow, Maven, REST, AWS, Docker, Git.

Citizenship: UK, Canada, Trinidad.

Résumé (North America, PDF) / CV (Europe, PDF)

Experience

Fullstack Developer Intern, 3DQue (Vancouver)

May 2024 – Jan 2025

Led UI component redesign using React and Tailwind CSS, creating an introductory tagging system that aided users in 3D print categorization.
Optimized API response times by rewriting critical endpoints in Go for better concurrency, cutting response times by 43% (1.4s to 0.8s).
Developed the Direct2Print system, integrating with Shopify and Etsy to increase user acquisition and streamline order processing.

XRF and VNIR Integration Co-op, MineSense (Vancouver)

May 2022 – Jan 2023

Advanced sensor research for ShovelSense, a mining solution integrating high-speed XRF sensors on mobile equipment for real-time ore body analysis.
Developed software to interface with X-ray detector hardware and output metrics, reducing average XRF sensor testing time by over 50%.

Recognition

2024. AI in Software Development Certificate, DeepLearning.AI
2024. Sustainability Track Winner, StormHacks
2024. Best Design, Community Track Winner, nwHacks
2023. Research Grant, Google Vulnerability / LLM bugSWAT
2022. Best Music (x2), UBC Game Developer Awards
2019. Governor's Award, EPQ Project

Projects

Amazon RECRUIT (2025)
Hiring platform with AI-driven interview question generation and applicant tracking. React, Node, Postgres, Docker, OpenAI API.
You're Not Trash! (May 2024)
Recycling web game. StormHacks 2024 Sustainability Winner. React, Spline.
yapyap (Jan 2024)
Anonymous social journaling app with RNN emotion analysis. nwHacks 2024 Winner. React Native, TensorFlow, AWS, MongoDB.
Multiband Compressor (2024)
Audio plugin (VST). C++, JUCE.
Music Rating Application (2023)
For CPSC 210. Java, Swing.
Configurable Metronome with the MSP430 (2023)
For PHYS 319. C, MSP430. Paper (PDF).
X-ray Detector Analytics Program (2022)
Real-time metrics and live graphing for a Ketek VIAMP H50 detector, for MineSense. Python, Dash, Qt, Linux.
Heart Failure Risk Analysis (2021)
For DSCI 100. R.
FFT Analysis of Electric Guitar (2019)
Governor's Award winning EPQ project. Paper (PDF).

Music

Audio production, sound design, songwriting and synthesis. I have raised thousands for charity through music and sport events.

Cornercutter, video (Jun 2025)
Video for my song, made in DaVinci Resolve and TouchDesigner.
Cornercutter (Mar 2025)
A song I'm very proud of. Made with Reaper, Serum and guitar.
shaft2, live @ takeurtimeback (Mar 2025)
Charity performance raising funds for the PCRF.

Contact

robbie@laughlen.com

GitHub / LinkedIn

Also: intramural volleyball captain, certified cycling coach, 27+ countries visited, game jams.