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Q: Who is Chan Meng?

Chan Meng is an AI Agent Architect & Full-stack Engineer based in Auckland, New Zealand. She builds production AI agents and full-stack platforms end-to-end — for paying customers, sensitive health data, and regulated work, not demos — and teaches AI-assisted building. She holds a Master of Applied Computing with Distinction from Lincoln University.

Q: What does Chan Meng build?

She builds AI agents that act safely on their own, with guardrails enforced in code rather than hopeful prompts, and ships whole products from database to interface to billing — often solo or as the first engineer. Recent work includes a Māori-culture AI coach, an AI career agent, and a LangGraph storytelling agent.

Q: What is Chan Meng's tech stack?

Her core stack is AI agents — Claude Code, Model Context Protocol (MCP), LangGraph, CopilotKit, and RAG — with TypeScript, Python, and Go. On the full-stack side she uses React, Next.js, and React Native on the front end, and Node.js, PostgreSQL, Drizzle, Redis, Cloudflare, Docker, and Stripe on the back end.

Q: What are Chan Meng's most notable projects?

She rebuilt She Sharp, New Zealand's largest women-in-tech platform (2,200+ members), roughly 86% solo, and shipped one of the first Google News MCP servers just 35 days after the standard launched. Other flagship builds include Tam-AI-Ti, FanFic Lab, and Vitex — an AI career agent that scores a résumé against a job in under 30 seconds.

Q: Is Chan Meng available for work or collaboration?

Yes. She takes on AI agent and full-stack development, technical consulting, speaking, and mentorship, with a focus on FemTech, cultural technology, and early-stage startups. Reach her at chanmeng.dev@gmail.com or book a 30-minute call at cal.com/chan-meng/30min; she typically responds within 24–48 hours.

Q: Where is Chan Meng based?

Chan Meng is based in Auckland, New Zealand, and works with teams across New Zealand, China, and the remote US. She is bilingual in English and Chinese, and spoke at UN CSW 69 at the United Nations headquarters in New York in March 2025.

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2,200+Members served on a platform I built

35 daysAfter launch I shipped an MCP server

UN CSW 69Spoke at the UN HQ, New York

<1 msAgent activation p50 in production

I build AI software real teams rely on every day — not demos. A minimalist who subtracts until only the idea is left.

What I do

Build AI agents that don't fall over.

Software that decides and acts on its own — with safety rules enforced in code, not just hopeful prompts — so it's safe for money and compliance steps.

Ship whole products end-to-end.

From database to interface to billing, often solo or as the first engineer — multi-tenant systems that survive big rewrites.

Keep AI fast and affordable.

Predictable speed and cost through caching, model routing, and tested failure modes — not hype.

Teach it.

I design and run cohort courses on AI-assisted building. My rule of thumb: natural language is the source code.

AI & agents

Claude CodeMCPLangGraphCopilotKitAgent SDKsRAG

Languages

TypeScriptPythonGoJava

Frontend

ReactNext.jsReact NativeTailwind

Backend & infra

Node.jsPostgreSQLDrizzleRedisCloudflareGKEDockerStripe

Selected work

AI Agent Architect

May 2026 — Present

Engram

Recruited onto Anthropic's partner-architect track — an AI surfaced my open-source work as the recommendation, and the founder confirmed it publicly.

Founding Principal Engineer

Oct 2025 — Present

GAVIGO

I own the 'intelligence layer' of an app-launch platform, built ~98% solo across 353 commits. Apps open in under a millisecond.

Senior Full-Stack Engineer & Website Lead

Jul 2025 — Present

She Sharp

Rebuilt New Zealand's largest women-in-tech platform (2,200+ members) from scratch, 86% solo and with zero broken links — then added AI mentor-matching on top.

Chief Technology Officer

Mar 2025 — Present

FemTech Weekend

Sole engineer behind China's first FemTech organisation's website — built it twice as it grew. Now powering their 2026 Shanghai summit (16 speakers).

AI Instructor & Mentor

Apr 2026 — Present

TechNest

Designed and solo-teach a 12-week AI course; students ship a real, working AI app by week 8.

Earlier — AI/ML lead at Sanicle (took it to an IBM Silver Partnership), CTO of period-equity startup FreePeriod, backend at ByteDance, and the #1 contributor on a New Zealand construction field app.

Things I've built

Recognition

UN CSW 69 Speaker

United Nations HQ, New York — presented Sanicle AI; drew IBM pilot interest

Mar 2025

Outstanding Mentor Award

AI Hackathon Festival 2025 — 1 of 14 expert mentors, guided 11 teams (80+ people)

Aug 2025

FemTech Excellence Award

FemTech China — plus UN Women FemTech Hackathon Outstanding Performer

Dec 2024

Master's with Distinction

Master of Applied Computing, Lincoln University NZ — Dean's List, top 5%

Dec 2024

What others say

Chan turns ambiguous founder-level direction into working systems and measurable proof — not just code.
SG
Saba Gecgil
Founder & CEO, GAVIGO
A solo developer who took on monumental tasks with exceptional technical expertise and problem-solving.
PA
Paige Afanu
CEO, Sanicle
A great mix of technical skill and a genuine passion for AI that shows in everything she builds.
CY
Cecilia Yin
Solutions Architect, AWS
An outstanding AI/ML infrastructure engineer who brings structure and calm to ambiguity.
GH
Gabrielle Hurst
Product Marketing Manager, Houston Robotics
Excellent technical skills and a strong work ethic — she consistently excelled with critical thinking and creativity.
PA
Patricia Anthony
Associate Professor, Lincoln University
A PR merged at 12:30am? That's pretty normal for Chan — someone you feel genuinely confident working with.
LG
Lesley Gao
Product Designer & Web Developer, She Sharp
Exceptional leadership architecting a full-stack platform — technical innovation paired with practical solutions.
NC
Nirmala Chinnappan
Project Coordinator (ITIL), AUT
A rare blend of technical excellence and genuine dedication — she elevates everyone around her.
YK
Yesha Kaniyawala
AI Engineer, Possibl.ai
An inspiring mentor whose passion for coding is contagious — patient, supportive, and deeply skilled.
SQ
Shushu Qin
Software Developer, AWS Certified
One of the most talented and reliable professionals — responsive, thoughtful, positive in every interaction.
DH
Daryll Hall
Chief AI Officer, Sanicle
Deep understanding of AI and an exceptional willingness to learn — pivotal to winning the IBM MVP.
CC
Chaste C. Inegbedion
Program Ops Leader, Sanicle
A meticulous, patient teacher — she enhanced my skills and greatly boosted my confidence.
JW
Jessie Wan
Data Analyst, Deloitte
Chan turns ambiguous founder-level direction into working systems and measurable proof — not just code.
SG
Saba Gecgil
Founder & CEO, GAVIGO
A solo developer who took on monumental tasks with exceptional technical expertise and problem-solving.
PA
Paige Afanu
CEO, Sanicle
A great mix of technical skill and a genuine passion for AI that shows in everything she builds.
CY
Cecilia Yin
Solutions Architect, AWS
An outstanding AI/ML infrastructure engineer who brings structure and calm to ambiguity.
GH
Gabrielle Hurst
Product Marketing Manager, Houston Robotics
Excellent technical skills and a strong work ethic — she consistently excelled with critical thinking and creativity.
PA
Patricia Anthony
Associate Professor, Lincoln University
A PR merged at 12:30am? That's pretty normal for Chan — someone you feel genuinely confident working with.
LG
Lesley Gao
Product Designer & Web Developer, She Sharp
Exceptional leadership architecting a full-stack platform — technical innovation paired with practical solutions.
NC
Nirmala Chinnappan
Project Coordinator (ITIL), AUT
A rare blend of technical excellence and genuine dedication — she elevates everyone around her.
YK
Yesha Kaniyawala
AI Engineer, Possibl.ai
An inspiring mentor whose passion for coding is contagious — patient, supportive, and deeply skilled.
SQ
Shushu Qin
Software Developer, AWS Certified
One of the most talented and reliable professionals — responsive, thoughtful, positive in every interaction.
DH
Daryll Hall
Chief AI Officer, Sanicle
Deep understanding of AI and an exceptional willingness to learn — pivotal to winning the IBM MVP.
CC
Chaste C. Inegbedion
Program Ops Leader, Sanicle
A meticulous, patient teacher — she enhanced my skills and greatly boosted my confidence.
JW
Jessie Wan
Data Analyst, Deloitte
Chan turns ambiguous founder-level direction into working systems and measurable proof — not just code.
SG
Saba Gecgil
Founder & CEO, GAVIGO
A solo developer who took on monumental tasks with exceptional technical expertise and problem-solving.
PA
Paige Afanu
CEO, Sanicle
A great mix of technical skill and a genuine passion for AI that shows in everything she builds.
CY
Cecilia Yin
Solutions Architect, AWS
An outstanding AI/ML infrastructure engineer who brings structure and calm to ambiguity.
GH
Gabrielle Hurst
Product Marketing Manager, Houston Robotics
Excellent technical skills and a strong work ethic — she consistently excelled with critical thinking and creativity.
PA
Patricia Anthony
Associate Professor, Lincoln University
A PR merged at 12:30am? That's pretty normal for Chan — someone you feel genuinely confident working with.
LG
Lesley Gao
Product Designer & Web Developer, She Sharp
Exceptional leadership architecting a full-stack platform — technical innovation paired with practical solutions.
NC
Nirmala Chinnappan
Project Coordinator (ITIL), AUT
A rare blend of technical excellence and genuine dedication — she elevates everyone around her.
YK
Yesha Kaniyawala
AI Engineer, Possibl.ai
An inspiring mentor whose passion for coding is contagious — patient, supportive, and deeply skilled.
SQ
Shushu Qin
Software Developer, AWS Certified
One of the most talented and reliable professionals — responsive, thoughtful, positive in every interaction.
DH
Daryll Hall
Chief AI Officer, Sanicle
Deep understanding of AI and an exceptional willingness to learn — pivotal to winning the IBM MVP.
CC
Chaste C. Inegbedion
Program Ops Leader, Sanicle
A meticulous, patient teacher — she enhanced my skills and greatly boosted my confidence.
JW
Jessie Wan
Data Analyst, Deloitte

Frequently asked

Who is Chan Meng?

Chan Meng is an AI Agent Architect & Full-stack Engineer based in Auckland, New Zealand. She builds production AI agents and full-stack platforms end-to-end — for paying customers, sensitive health data, and regulated work, not demos — and teaches AI-assisted building. She holds a Master of Applied Computing with Distinction from Lincoln University.

What does Chan Meng build?

She builds AI agents that act safely on their own, with guardrails enforced in code rather than hopeful prompts, and ships whole products from database to interface to billing — often solo or as the first engineer. Recent work includes a Māori-culture AI coach, an AI career agent, and a LangGraph storytelling agent.

What is Chan Meng's tech stack?

Her core stack is AI agents — Claude Code, Model Context Protocol (MCP), LangGraph, CopilotKit, and RAG — with TypeScript, Python, and Go. On the full-stack side she uses React, Next.js, and React Native on the front end, and Node.js, PostgreSQL, Drizzle, Redis, Cloudflare, Docker, and Stripe on the back end.

What are Chan Meng's most notable projects?

She rebuilt She Sharp, New Zealand's largest women-in-tech platform (2,200+ members), roughly 86% solo, and shipped one of the first Google News MCP servers just 35 days after the standard launched. Other flagship builds include Tam-AI-Ti, FanFic Lab, and Vitex — an AI career agent that scores a résumé against a job in under 30 seconds.

Is Chan Meng available for work or collaboration?

Yes. She takes on AI agent and full-stack development, technical consulting, speaking, and mentorship, with a focus on FemTech, cultural technology, and early-stage startups. Reach her at [email protected] or book a 30-minute call at cal.com/chan-meng/30min; she typically responds within 24–48 hours.

Where is Chan Meng based?