Brandon Li

Software Developer

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About Me

Hi, I'm Brandon! I am currently a student studying computer science at UC Berkeley. I’m fascinated by how extensive the field of computer science is and the massive role it plays in today’s world. Most recently, I have been working on the SharePoint infra/scalability team at Microsoft. Before that, I worked at PhET Interactive Simulations where I developed educational physics and chemistry simulations. Outside of work / academics, I'm involved with some communities on campus. I am a client developer and project manager for Codebase, a student organization that writes production code for high-growth tech companies. I also led the Fairview Web Team, where I helped develop and maintain the school's website. Please don’t hesitate to contact me!

Education

UC Berkeley

Graduation:: 2023
GPA:: 3.9
Relevant Coursework:: CS 186: Database Systems
CS 161: Computer Security
CS 162: Operating Systems and Systems Programming
CS 188: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
CS 170: Efficient Algorithms and Intractable Problems
CS 61C: Great Ideas in Computer Architecture (Machine Structures)
CS 70: Discrete Math & Probability
CS 61B: Data Structures & Algorithms
CS 61A: Structure & Interpretation of Computer Programs
EECS 16A/B: Designing Information Devices and Systems I & II

Fairview High School

Graduation:: 2020
GPA:: 4.7 weighted
Relevant Coursework:: AP Computer Science A
IB Computer Science HL

Skills

Frameworks & Libraries

Node.js
Ruby on Rails
.NET
Express / Springboot
Vue.js
React.js
React Native
GraphQL
Microsoft SQL Server
Nuxt.js
Protobuf / gRPC

Technical Languages

Javascript / Typescript
Python
Java
C
Go
C#
Ruby
Swift
Risc-V
Lisp
SQL
HTML/CSS

Tools & Technologies

Kubernetes
Docker
AWS (S3, ECR, EC2, OpenSearch)
MongoDB
PostgreSQL / MySQL
Seldon Core
Socket.io
Terraform
Git
Unix/Linux
LaTeX

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Industry Experiences

Industry Work

Microsoft

Software Engineering Intern • SharePoint Infra/Scalability Team

May 2022 - Aug 2022

Designed and implemented a generic delta sync framework for SiteMove, a scalability tool that moves sites to different databases for load balancing, that leverages SQL and app-level change tracking.
Incorporated a failed SiteMove run recovery feature using partial commits from delta sync.
Reduced customer downtime of SiteMove from up to 14 hours to a guaranteed 5 minute SLA.

May 2021 - Aug 2021

Improved load balancing of threads for gradual database mitosis of sites, which improved the performance and reduced customer downtime by 15%.
Implemented a data analysis service to aggregate metrics to understand data integrity issues with customer settings. Continued by designing and implementing an extendable validation framework to detect, monitor, and fix those issues.

Berkeley Codebase

Client Software Developer & Project Manager

Codebase is a software consulting organization that builds products for high-growth tech companies every semester.

Nuro.ai

February 2022 - May 2022

Used React Native and GraphSQL to create a kiosk for remote vehicle operators to smartly clock in and out according to their assignments for the day.
Created a test ticketing service for operators to view and request tests on vehicles using MySQL, Golang, and protobuf/gRPC

Addepar

September 2021 - December 2021

Built an efficient & scalable Entity Search microservice for Addepar to have the ability to search for financial entities based on particular criteria.
Configured templatized, repeatable deployment of AWS OpenSearch nodes using Terraform for our service.
Created a full stack web application using React + Spring Boot for interacting with our microservice.

Keep Truckin

February 2021 - May 2021

Used an open-source machine learning platform called Seldon Core to create microservices for KeepTruckin's lane/vehicle detection ML models, and deployed the microservices to Kubernetes.
Implemented a multi-armed bandit epsilon-greedy router to determine the most optimal ML model (nighttime vs daytime models).
Deployed models with scalability, monitoring/analytics, and canary/blue-green strategies for components of the inference graph.

Circle Internet Financial

September 2020 - December 2020

Developed a USDC blockchain Dashboard, using Vue.js, Nuxt.js, and Ethereum/Algorand/Solana, that allows users to manage and interact with their USDC on multiple blockchain networks for Circle Internet Financial.
Supports viewing transactions & accounts, transferring USDC, and executing other privileged controls such as minting, pausing, blacklisting, etc.

PhET Interactive Simulations

Software Engineering Intern

Collision Lab

September 2019 - August 2020

Lead developer for interactive physics simulation Collision Lab.
Implemented core simulation features, including a non-discrete physics engine utilizing a bisection root finder, and varying elasticity collisions in multiple dimensions that conform to the conservation of linear and angular momentum.
Maximized global educational impact with translatability and inclusive accessibility features.

Vector Addition

May 2019 - August 2019

Worked on the implementation and improvement of the interactive math simulation titled Vector Addition .
Converted simulation from Java flash player app to HTML5 and Vanilla Javascript to achieve higher accessibility and portability.
Added features to help with the visualization of adding and subtracting vectors, including the addition of a draggable origin, vector equations, vector components, and much more.

Fairview Web Team

Team Lead & Software Developer

August 2018 - May 2020

Leader of school Web Team, a student-run organization that maintains and updates the Fairview High School website .
Written in Ruby on Rails and serves over 10,000+ weekly page views from parents, students.