Work Experience

Software Engineer Intern @ Stealth AI Startup

Oct 2024 -- Dec 2024

  • Developed a full-stack web application using React, Tailwind CSS, Node.js, Next.js, and Redux, enabling user content retrieval and requests across multiple services
  • Integrated essential features such as authentication, user privilege management, error handling, data transfer, i18n, open search, and user-specific settings
  • Collaborated closely with cross-functional teams to maintain near 100% layout fidelity. Participated in daily stand-ups aligned with Agile principles, ensuring efficient communication and rapid feedback.

Software Engineer Intern @ NNRoad

Sept 2024 -- Oct 2024

  • Built five front-end web pages using the Vue framework for a payroll application, meeting tight deadlines.
  • Constructed a fault-tolerant distributed queue inspired by Kafka’s architecture for payroll processing, including leader election, replication, and partitioned topics for high availability and horizontal scalability.
  • Developed a Python-based web crawler to assist the Legal team in finding relevant information, boosting search efficiency by 30%.

Teaching Assistant @ Santa Clara University

Sept 2023 -- Now

  • Led lab sessions for 45+ students each quarter, providing hands-on instruction in C/C++ with a focus on clean code, abstraction, and encapsulation.

Research Assistant @ Santa Clara University

June 2021 -- Sept 2021

  • Researched Transformer-based image enhancement techniques such as super-resolution, denoising, etc. and explored different Transformer structures. Learned to resolve hypotheses by continuously raising questions
  • Designed a Transformer-based deep learning model in Python featuring a three-stage pipeline: image pre-processing with SVD, resolution enhancement via SwinIR modules, and image fusion—achieving a 0.02 PSNR improvement over leading models.

Research Intern @ Santa Clara University

June 2020 -- Sept 2020

  • Research applicational imaging with neural networks, object detection, and stage detectors. Present work to the professor biweekly.