Christopher Li

Software Engineer | Product Manager | AI/ML Specialist
New York, US.

About

Highly analytical and results-driven Computer Science student with a dual background in Software Engineering and Product Management, specializing in AI/ML and data-driven solutions. Proven ability to develop innovative technical solutions, optimize processes, and drive measurable business impact, including reducing lead generation time by 50% and increasing conversion rates by 15%. Eager to leverage expertise in full-stack development, AI integration, and product strategy to build high-impact products and systems in a dynamic tech environment.

Work

Amazon
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Software Development Engineer Intern

Seattle, WA, US

Summary

Engineered an intelligent ticket automation service and built a robust RESTful API layer, leveraging AWS services to enhance operational efficiency.

Highlights

Engineered an intelligent ticket automation service with Java and JUnit, successfully reducing single Customer Service Associate (CSA) ticket volume by 40%.

Constructed a robust RESTful API layer leveraging AWS Lambda proxy integration and an SQS pipeline, efficiently processing over 2,000 API calls daily.

Integrated AI-powered analysis via Amazon Bedrock to automate ticket description extraction and summary generation, enhancing operational efficiency.

Coinbase
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Product Manager (Contract)

New York, NY, US

Summary

Led product discovery and strategic planning for a new loyalty program, collaborating with cross-functional teams to define features and assess business impact.

Highlights

Collaborated cross-functionally with Coinbase Product Managers, engineers, and designers to strategically develop a loyalty program for Coinbase Wallet.

Directed comprehensive product discovery and user research initiatives to define key features and incentives for the new rewards program.

Authored a detailed Product Requirements Document (PRD), articulating user flows and the projected business impact of the loyalty program.

New York University
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CSCI-UA 101 Head Teaching Assistant

New York, NY, US

Summary

Designed and implemented an autograder, provided academic support to over 110 students, and ensured consistent grading standards.

Highlights

Designed and implemented a Python-based autograder, reducing manual grading time by 70% for Intro to CS courses.

Provided academic support by grading assignments for over 110 students and conducting tutoring sessions for Intro to CS sections.

Coordinated weekly team meetings, ensuring 100% deadline adherence and fostering consistent grading standards.

Pulsar
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Software Engineer Intern

New York, NY, US

Summary

Led the development of a Python-based web scraping solution and a full-stack dashboard to significantly improve data acquisition and business metric visualization.

Highlights

Led the development of a Python-based web scraping solution, significantly reducing lead generation time by 50% and boosting the acquisitions team's conversion rate by 15%.

Executed data filtering and aggregation from over 100,000 companies, optimizing data storage and decreasing database size by 60%.

Engineered a full-stack dashboard with MongoDB and ReactJS, enabling real-time visualization and tracking of 5+ key business metrics including revenue growth, user retention, and conversion rate.

Education

New York University
New York, NY, United States of America

B.A./M.S. (Accelerated 4 + 1)

Computer Science

Grade: 3.8/4.0

Courses

Data Structures & Algorithms

Computer Systems Organization

Operating Systems

Applied Internet Technologies

Algorithmic Problem Solving

Software Engineering

AI

NLP

Discrete Math

Linear Algebra

Awards

1st Place, December Hackathon

Awarded By

HackNYU

Awarded 1st place in the Integrated Media and Design track for the VimCat project, an engaging game facilitating Vim learning.

Languages

English

Skills

Programming Languages

Java, Python, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, C.

Developer Tools

VS Code, Figma, JUnit, MongoDB, ReactJS, ExpressJS, NodeJS, Flask.

Cloud Platforms & AI/ML

AWS Lambda, AWS SQS, Amazon Bedrock, OpenAI API, OpenCLIP.

Web Technologies

RESTful API, Full-stack Development, Web Scraping, Chrome Extension Development.

Data Management

Data Filtering, Data Aggregation, Database Schema Design.

Product Development

Product Discovery, User Research, Product Requirements Document (PRD), KPI Tracking.

Academic & Teaching

Autograder Development, Curriculum Support, Mentorship, Grading Consistency.

Interests

Sports

F1, Soccer, Basketball.

Entertainment

Movies/Shows (Suits, Kung Fu Panda).

Hobbies

Cafe Hopping (Dialogue NYC).

Projects

Video Semantic Search

Summary

A video retrieval system that utilizes advanced language embeddings to rank cross-modal similarities.

LockedIn

Summary

A platform designed for user registration, session management, and group study functionalities.

VimCat

Summary

An engaging game developed to facilitate Vim learning, incorporating game design principles.

tl;dr

Summary

A Chrome extension that generates paragraph-length summaries and translates news articles using AI.