Chenglin Liu
@chenglinliu
Senior software engineer specializing in scalable backend systems, cloud architecture, and API design.
United StatesWhat I'm looking for
I am a senior software engineer with over 10 years of experience designing and implementing high-performance backend systems across cloud platforms. I build scalable microservices, design robust APIs (REST/GraphQL), and optimize databases to support large-scale workloads.
My work emphasizes reliability and observability: I have delivered FastAPI and Django services supporting millions of daily API calls, optimized PostgreSQL and MySQL schemas to dramatically reduce query latency, and established Prometheus/Grafana observability stacks to cut mean-time-to-recovery.
I automate CI/CD with GitHub Actions/GitLab CI, deploy containerized workloads to Kubernetes (EKS/AKS), and secure services with OAuth2, JWT, and cloud IAM—driving cloud migrations, performance improvements, and production stability.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior Software Engineer
Meta
May 2020 - Sep 2025 (5 years 4 months)
Built React+TypeScript dashboards and high-performance FastAPI microservices supporting millions of daily API calls; optimized PostgreSQL to reduce 95th-percentile query latency from 200ms to 90ms and reduced MTTR by 45% through improved observability.
Senior Software Engineer
Tripadvisor
Jun 2016 - May 2020 (3 years 11 months)
Built high-throughput recommendation and review services (Django/FastAPI) powering millions of interactions, improved MySQL and Redis performance to cut query latency by 50%, and reduced fraudulent content by 30% via ML integration.
Senior Software Engineer
American Express
Dec 2014 - Jun 2016 (1 year 6 months)
Developed Java/Spring Boot services and React dashboards for payment processing, designed PostgreSQL schemas for ACID-compliant financial workflows, and partnered with fraud teams to deliver real-time detection APIs reducing chargebacks.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
University of California, Berkeley
Master's degree, Information and Data Science
2012 - 2014
Completed a Master's degree focused on Information and Data Science, covering applied machine learning, data engineering, and analytics.
Stevens Institute of Technology
Master's degree, Computer Science
2006 - 2012
Completed a Master's-level program in Computer Science covering algorithms, software engineering, and systems (listed as Master's degree in source).
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
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