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Dynamic software engineer with about four years of experience at Amazon, having started in the industry as a software engineering intern in 2016. Currently focused on developing scalable software solutions, enhancing cloud infrastructure, and implementing automated testing for CI/CD pipelines and best DevOps practices. Proven expertise in AWS services (Amazon ECS, AWS Lambda, and DynamoDB), alongside proficiency in Java and Python. Skilled at collaborating across teams to deliver data-driven solutions.
E X P E R I E N C E
Software Engineer Feb 2021 – Nov 2024
Amazon.com, Inc. Austin, TX
Spearheaded the end-to-end development of three core product features, reducing feature rollout time. Led and supervised a team of four junior engineers and one intern, setting priorities and overseeing technical execution. Partnered with cross-functional teams, including data science and product management, to align technical roadmaps and engineering output with business objectives.
● Improved system performance and scalability for 20 million requests per minute after leading the migration of a critical product and implementing automated integration, load, and stress testing using CloudFormation.
● Increased infrastructure scalability by optimizing containerized workloads in microservices and deployment pipelines on AWS ECS.
● Reduced manual engineering effort by +10% during peak periods by automating load testing, stress testing and fault injection process for key services.
● Increased team productivity by +15% through streamlined workflows and compliance with best engineering practices.
● Boosted user engagement by +10% by delivering three core product features focused on user experience optimization and new functionality. O T H E R E X P E R I E N C E
Teaching Assistant Sept 2019 – Dec 2020
The University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas
● Improved code quality and technical understanding by evaluating Java projects and command-line tools in a testing course.
● Strengthened SQL and coding proficiency through hands-on learning support in an Information Systems class.
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YangHu-yh
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C E R T I F I C A T E S
AWS Certified
Cloud Practitioner
Big Data Hadoop and
Spark Developer
CompTIA Network +
S K I L L S
Programming Languages:
Java, Python, Kotlin
Ruby on Rails, Typescript
Cloud Technologies:
AWS CDK(Lambda, ECS, ELB)
Other Tools:
AWS CloudFormation, GitLab
CI/CD, Google Cloud
Platform, RESTful APIs,
Spring Boot, Azure
Big Data and ML Tools:
Tableau, Kubernetes, Spark
Database Technologies:
SQL, NoSQL,
AWS DynamoDB, MongoDB
E D U C A T I O N
Master's Degree
Electrical and Computer Engineering
The University of Texas at Austin
GPA: 3.75
Bachelor of Science
Mathematics
The University of Texas at Austin
GPA 3.58