# Yong Kheng Beh

> Software engineer at Vocare Speech in Adelaide, South Australia, specialising in full-stack TypeScript (Next.js, React, Supabase) and AI-assisted development. Former doctor (MBBS, University of Malaya) with 8+ years in medicine, and a Master of Computing and Innovation (GPA 6.83/7) from the University of Adelaide.

Current role: Software Engineer at Vocare Speech Australia (Mar 2026 – Present).

Skills: Next.js, React, TypeScript, Supabase, PostgreSQL, Vercel, MUI, Vitest, Playwright, Claude Code, Drupal 11, PHP, MySQL, Docker, Python, ETL, Firebase, GitHub Copilot, Notion, QA, Medical Image Annotation, Data Quality Assurance, Team Collaboration, Data Cleaning, NLP, Relational Database Design, Data Visualisation, Remote Collaboration, Bash, OpenSearch, Embeddings, Vector Search, AI/ML, LangChain, Flask, Prompt Engineering, Agile, Pandas, Matplotlib, Seaborn, Scikit-Learn, Machine Learning

## Profiles

- [Website](https://kheng2023.github.io/)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/Kheng2023)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/yong-kheng-beh)

## Projects

- [Talk: How I Navigate Agentic Coding as a Junior Software Engineer in a Startup](https://kheng2023.github.io/how-i-navigate-agentic-coding/): My talk at the Adelaide Claude Code Meetup (Stone & Chalk, August 2026) — how far I trust AI, the workflow, audits and tools I use to keep a codebase clean, and where the human stays in the loop. The slides are rebuilt as a dependency-free HTML/CSS/JS deck.
- [12 Week Year Tracker](https://kheng2023.github.io/12-week-year/): A privacy-first PWA for goal tracking based on The 12 Week Year — define 12-week cycles with goals and weekly tactics, score your execution on a weekly scorecard, and review progress with interactive charts. All data stays in your browser via SQLite/WASM.
- [SACommunity Chatbot](https://sacommunity.org/node/1202): AI-powered chatbot using Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) to enhance search across a not-for-profit community directory with 14,000+ records. Integrates LangChain, Flask, and Docker.
- [Drupal Migration Guides Blog](https://kheng2023.github.io/Drupal-Migration-Blog/): Technical blog documenting the Drupal 11 migration of SAcommunity.org — covering site migration strategies, ETL processes, and lessons learned along the way.
- [Parachute Flower](https://kheng2023.github.io/parachute-flower/): A web app for the Flower Exercise from "What Color Is Your Parachute?" — explore 7 career dimensions using pairwise comparisons, then generate a printable SVG flower diagram of your priorities. Auto-saves to localStorage.

## Articles

- [Website Rebuild Journey](https://sacommunity.org/node/1423): Volunteer Developer – SAcommunity.org Rebuild, Connecting Up / Infoxchange

## Full profile

- [llms-full.txt](https://kheng2023.github.io/llms-full.txt): every role with achievements, education and medical career