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Lawrence Chia —
Software Engineer

I build web apps, distributed systems, and robotics infrastructure. Currently working on motion capture retargeting, RL training, and deployment policy for humanoid robots at Sentient OS, production web software at RedSquare Software, and growing 32 Connect — a booking & scheduling platform for service businesses.

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Years experience

12+

Projects shipped

Active ventures

Software Engineer RedSquare Software · Feb 2025

Humanoid Robotics

Sentient OS

Building the software pipeline for humanoid robots — from motion capture retargeting and RL-based policy training, through to deployment and fleet-scale control.

sentientos.io

Pipeline Overview

Motion Capture Data
Human reference motion

MoCap Retargeting
Map human motion → robot morphology

RL Training
Sim-to-Real transfer

Policy Validation
Evaluation & iteration

Deployment Policy
On-robot inference runtime

Fleet Control
Multi-robot orchestration

Robot State
Monitoring & feedback

Deployed Humanoid Fleet

SaaS · MVP

32 Connect

A generalized booking & scheduling platform with automated WhatsApp reminders — built for niche service-industry businesses and their end customers.

32connect.my

Platform Architecture

Business Owner
Dashboard / Settings

End Customer
Booking Portal

32 Connect Core API

Booking
Scheduler

Slot
Manager

Reminder
Engine

WhatsApp
Auto Reminders

Calendar Sync
Notifications

Work Experience

Jan 2026 – Present

Everything Engineer

Sentient OS

Officially: motion capture retargeting, RL policy training, deployment pipeline, and humanoid fleet control. Unofficially: also the coffee-fetcher and occasional fire-fighter.

Feb 2025 – Present

Software Engineer

Redsquare Software · Bukit Jalil, KL

Working across JobMacha and ServiceMacha — maintaining and stabilizing production systems, mentoring junior devs, managing cloud deployments on Alibaba Cloud & Railway, and integrating third-party services including LHDN middleware. Led the architectural redesign and full-stack development of ServiceMacha, officially launched Feb 2026.

React.js Next.js Node.js Express.js PostgreSQL Sequelize Alibaba Cloud Railway

Oct 2021 – Jan 2025

Intern → Software Developer → Senior Software Developer

Inter-Enterprise Solutions · Petaling Jaya

Started as intern on Perodua Service System; promoted to Software Developer (Jan 2022), leading E-Leave Portal development (React, Node.js, Express, PostgreSQL) and supporting Honda DMS & Perodua Service System; promoted to Senior (Apr 2024), delivering Mitsubishi Motor Malaysia ARMS and mentoring junior devs.

React Node.js ColdFusion PostgreSQL Firebird Oracle SQL BIRT TortoiseSVN WinSCP

Feb 2017 – Oct 2019

Lift Technician

Casa Maya Sdn. Bhd.

Routine lift servicing, maintenance, upgrading works, and inspection support.

Education

Oct 2019 – May 2022

B.Sc. (Hons) Software Engineering

Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), Sg. Long

May 2017 – Oct 2019

Diploma in Computer Science & Mathematics

TARUMT, KL Main Campus

Research Publication

"Solving Cold Start Problem for Recommendation System Using Content-Based Filtering"

IEEE Xplore DOI: 10.1109/ICCTech55650.2022.00015

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Software Development

End-to-end development — web apps, APIs, and backend systems — built to spec with clear delivery and ongoing support.

Project Collaboration

Collaborate on existing codebases, integrate with third-party systems, and help teams ship faster with better tooling.

Requirements & Research

Map stakeholder needs, define functional and usability goals, and turn ambiguity into clear scope and deliverables.

sentientos.io

Sentient OS

Software pipeline for humanoid robots — motion capture retargeting, RL policy training, deployment, and fleet-scale control.

32connect.my

32 Connect

Generalized booking & scheduling platform with automated WhatsApp reminders for niche service-industry businesses.

RedSquare AICMS — MVP

MVP product for media businesses — fact & figures check, vocabulary check, article headlines, hashtags suggestions. Applied LLM models (GPT, Llama 4, Qwen 3). Handled architectural design, full-stack implementation, and delivery to clients.

JobMacha

Chinese-focused job-seeking platform (China Press). Maintained and stabilized production — resolving DDoS vulnerabilities, CORS failures, payment sequence bugs, and legacy infrastructure issues.

ServiceMacha

Chinese-focused service marketplace (China Press). Led the architectural redesign, full-stack development, and successful launch — officially went live Feb 2026.

Mitsubishi Motor Malaysia ARMS

Automotive Retail Management System for Mitsubishi Motor Malaysia. Collaborated with consulting team on requirements, design, implementation, testing, and client support; guided and trained junior developers.

E-Leave Portal

Led development of an employee leave portal using React, Node.js, Express, and PostgreSQL — streamlining leave applications, approvals, and tracking with structured data tables and process flow.

Honda Malaysia Dealer Management System

Enterprise DMS for Honda Malaysia dealerships. Provided ongoing support, enhancements, and new module implementations — JavaScript, ColdFusion, BIRT, Firebird, Oracle SQL — with code reviews and mentorship.

Perodua Service System

Service operations platform for Perodua authorized centres. Started as intern (troubleshooting, bug fixes, system docs); continued as developer with post-live support, enhancements, and client change requests using ColdFusion, BIRT, Firebird, Oracle SQL.