May 2025
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Feb 2026
Career Break
Family Caregiving
- Prioritized family caregiving responsibilities.
Experience
Work
May 2024
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Feb 2025
Software Engineer
Microsoft · Surface Devices
- Improved firmware release automation pipelines (Python, PowerShell), cutting validation and release cycles by ~20% for the Surface Devices team.
- Owned the touch subsystem for two upcoming Surface products, working with hardware vendors to debug low-level issues and deliver features on schedule.
Mar 2021
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Jul 2021
Software Engineer Intern
Microsoft · Azure Vision AI
- Integrated OCR tooling into Azure Vision AI's test packages to visualize JSON values, accelerating root-cause analysis.
- Ran throughput experiments comparing API performance across Azure and on-prem Kubernetes to inform infrastructure migration decisions.
- Delivered modular design documents and demos to principal engineers and PMs, receiving commendation for clarity and impact.
May 2020
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Sep 2020
Software Development Engineer Intern
Amazon Web Services · Cloud Map
- Designed and implemented a new feature for AWS Cloud Map using React and Java, enabling client-side service discovery for frontend and backend systems.
- Wrote unit and integration tests, ensuring the feature met high reliability standards before deployment.
Jan 2020
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Apr 2020
Software Engineer Intern
Kabam · Disney Mirrorverse
- Maintained, debugged, and developed features on the backend server for Disney Mirrorverse (Node.js), improving game design workflow for designers.
- Optimized backend server efficiency, reducing game metadata upload time from 200ms to 150ms.
Education
Sep 2017
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May 2022
B.Sc. Computer Science
University of British Columbia
Skills
Languages
Python · Java · C++ · Rust · TypeScript · JavaScript · Swift
Frameworks
React · React Native · SwiftUI · Node.js · AWS · Supabase · Kubernetes · Docker
Spoken
English (native) · Mandarin (native) · Japanese (basic)