# Richard Wang

Richard Wang is a remote worker on Himalayas, Senior Python / AI Engineer at HCA Healthcare, based in United States.

Source: https://himalayas.app/@richardwang

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Senior Python backend engineer building scalable, cloud-native distributed systems.
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| Detail | Value |
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| Availability | Open to opportunities |
| Location | United States |
| Authorized to work in | United States |
| Job categories | Senior Backend Engineer, Backend Engineer, Python Engineer, Cloud Engineer, Distributed Systems Engineer, Machine Learning Engineer, Site Reliability Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Data Engineer, Senior Java Backend Engineer, Remote Senior Backend Engineer |
| Skills | Python, Django, fastAPI, SQLAlchemy, RESTful API Design, Microservices Architecture, PostgreSQL, SQL Optimization, Data Modeling, Asynchronous, Performance Optimization, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS Sagemaker, CI CD Pipelines, Logging And Monitoring, Backend Security, Distributed Systems, AWS, SQL, S3 Lambda, Testing Automation |

## What I'm looking for

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I seek senior backend roles focused on scalable, cloud-native systems where I can design reliable APIs, mentor teams, and integrate ML capabilities in secure, production environments.
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## About

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I am a Senior Python Engineer with 10+ years building scalable backend systems, cloud-native applications, and production-grade platforms for enterprise environments.

My work focuses on high-performance APIs, data-intensive services, and distributed systems using Python, Django, FastAPI, and SQLAlchemy, combined with strong database design and query performance tuning.

I have delivered reliable, secure production systems at AWS, SAP, HCA Healthcare and other organizations, implementing microservices, asynchronous processing, CI/CD pipelines, and monitoring frameworks to improve latency and throughput.

I collaborate effectively with remote, cross-functional teams, mentor engineers, and design maintainable architectures that balance performance, reliability, and data protection while integrating ML capabilities into backend platforms.
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## Experience

### Senior Python / AI Engineer (current)

HCA Healthcare. Mar 2024 - Present

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Designed and implemented scalable backend services and production pipelines for healthcare analytics, improving reliability and performance across distributed environments while ensuring data security and compliance.
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Skills: Python, REST-APIs, Distributed-Systems, AWS, Docker, CI-CD, Data-Pipelines, Performance-Optimization

### Senior Backend / AI Engineer

SAP. Feb 2022 - Feb 2024

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Developed backend services and optimized data processing pipelines for ML-driven enterprise applications, reducing latency and increasing throughput through cloud performance tuning and scalable deployments.
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Skills: Python, SQL, Performance-Optimization, Microservices, AWS, CI-CD, Machine-Learning-Integration

### Senior Python Engineer

[Amazon Web Services](https://himalayas.app/companies/amazon-web-services-aws). Jul 2017 - Jan 2022

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Designed scalable microservices and production-ready backend systems delivering real-time predictions, implemented distributed services with reliability guarantees and monitoring frameworks for enterprise customers.
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Skills: Python, Microservices, AWS, Distributed-Systems, Monitoring, API-Design, Docker, Reliability-Engineering

### Machine Learning Engineer

Southern Methodist University. Sep 2015 - May 2017

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Built Python data processing pipelines and research tools for large-scale experiments using distributed compute systems to support academic machine learning research.
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Skills: Python, Data-Pipelines, Distributed-Computing, Experimentation, SQL, Performance-Optimization

### Data Scientist / Backend Developer

[Stripe](https://himalayas.app/companies/stripe). Jun 2013 - Aug 2015

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Developed backend data pipelines and scalable ETL workflows for fraud detection and analytics, optimizing SQL and dataset processing to improve system throughput.
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Skills: ETL, SQL, Data-Pipelines, Python, Backend-Development, Performance-Optimization, Analytics

### Data Science Intern

[Microsoft Research](https://himalayas.app/companies/microsoft). Jun 2012 - May 2013

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Developed NLP prototypes and experimental backend tooling to support research projects, contributing to prototype validation and tooling for data experiments.
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Skills: NLP, Python, Prototyping, Experimentation, Data-Processing

## Education

### University of Texas at Austin

Bachelor of Science, Statistics

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Completed a Bachelor of Science in Statistics with emphasis on data analysis, statistical modeling, and supporting backend data pipelines.
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### Southern Methodist University

Master of Science, Computer Science

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Completed a Master of Science in Computer Science with coursework and projects focused on machine learning, distributed compute systems, and Python-based data pipelines.
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## Tech stack

- Kubernetes
- PostgreSQL
- Django
- FastAPI
- SQLAlchemy
- s3-lambda
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- SQL
- Remote
- Jan

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