Collin Cao
@collincao
Full‑stack software engineer building scalable AI‑enabled web systems.
United StatesWhat I'm looking for
I am a full‑stack software engineer focused on building scalable web and backend systems integrated with AI/ML pipelines, cloud infrastructure, and real‑time data processing. I have delivered production systems at scale — from Next.js frontends with ISR/SSR and edge caching to Python FastAPI microservices, ETL pipelines, and LLM‑driven features using Bedrock and SageMaker.
I thrive in fast‑paced, collaborative environments where reliability and automation matter; I’ve improved release cadence from weekly to daily with CI/CD and IaC, re‑architected core services to support 2× concurrent user growth without downtime, and built real‑time dashboards and GraphQL/WebSocket APIs that boost decision making and responsiveness.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Delivered a Next.js frontend with ISR/SSR and Node.js APIs, cutting p95 page load by ~40% and built FastAPI microservices and ETL jobs to normalize clinical content and generate certificates. Added LLM-based tagging/search and deployed on AWS (Bedrock/SageMaker, Lambda, RDS) to boost knowledge discovery and editorial throughput.
Senior Software Engineer
Unknown
Aug 2024 - Oct 2024 (2 months)
Re-architected core services to improve reliability and supported 2× growth in concurrent users without downtime; designed and launched full-stack dashboards (React + Node.js) visualizing real-time data to improve decision-making speed.
Built and scaled CI/CD pipelines using Docker and Kubernetes, reducing release cycles from 7 days to 6 hours and automated migration of legacy applications to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure to improve uptime and resource utilization.
Built backend services in Python and Node.js to process large-scale data workflows and prepared systems for AI/analytics integration while maintaining cloud applications and improving reliability.
Software Engineer Intern
Unknown
Jan 2019 - Aug 2019 (7 months)
Deployed automation and continuous integration for next-generation products, resulting in a highly automated optimization system that supported efficient and consistent software delivery.
Intern
Baidu, Inc
May 2018 - Jul 2018 (2 months)
Assisted in AI research projects focused on scalable algorithms and large-scale data processing and supported engineering of streaming analytics and event-driven architectures.
Academic Intern
University of California, Berkeley
Jan 2017 - May 2017 (4 months)
Supported projects in algorithms and artificial intelligence with focus on streaming analytics, WebSockets, and HIPAA/FHIR compliance for research prototypes.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
University of California, Berkeley
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
2016 - 2020
Completed a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science with coursework in algorithms and artificial intelligence from 2016 to 2020.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
United StatesAuthorized to work in
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Skills
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