# Amando Xu > Software Engineer @ Kira Location: San Jose, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/amando ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer @ Kira Jan 2026 – Present | New York City Metropolitan Area ### Software Development Engineer in Test @ TikTok Jan 2024 – Present | San Jose, California, United States • Developed and implemented end-to-end test automation frameworks in TypeScript, increasing test coverage and reducing manual testing • Performed manual QA testing on new features, collaborating in cross-functional teams across time zones to ensure on-time, high-quality releases. • Integrated automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines, accelerating the release process and ensuring consistent quality across global deployments. ### Software Engineer Intern @ Box Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | New York City Metropolitan Area • Built and deployed an internal endpoint that provides additional visibility on uploaded files. • Endpoint resulted in valuable time saved for storage on-call engineers and customer support. • Produced design doc and presented it to over 40 engineers within Box storage teams. • Ramped up on development environment within 2 weeks. • Implemented encryption checks (SHA1, SHA256) to ensure file integrity. • Tested the endpoint using unit and functional tests to ensure quality. • Intern Social Committee – Planned and Hosted physical and virtual events for all 58 summer interns across the US. • Box Hackathon – Collaborated with a team of 6 engineers to reduce file upload latency through the bypass of redundant checks. ### China Brands Strategic Partnership Intern @ Shopee Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Singapore, Singapore • Assisted in driving the growth of phone brands of China in SEA market • Gathered competitor intelligence, compiled reports of various sales data for internal and external stakeholders • Helped bridge the gap between Shopee and brands in each local market through weekly meetings, to mitigate and solve various local issues, in order to drive up sales • Worked as a key accounts manager briefly for two phone and one accessory brand of China • Assisted to develop brand strategy for newly onboarded Chinese brands together with brand owners, category managers, sales head in each market • Assisted to define brand market strategies through joined campaigns and special product launches • Established trackers to monitor brand performance and predict upcoming trends ### Human Resources Clerk, Cohesion Workshop Facilitator and Manager @ Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Singapore • The prompt, correct and efficient allocation of manpower for 26000 servicemen • The matching of servicemen’s military vocation to the position with the appropriate job description • Succession planning for key appointment holders within a unit for 32 battalions and brigades • Management of the spare manpower resource holding list for the 2nd People’s Defense Force and deployment of servicemen to the matching position using Excel macros • Management and preparation of the performance appraisals for servicemen within the division • Management of a group of 40 service personnel named COFAC (Cohesion Facilitator) • Planning and coordination of cohesion workshops for 32 battalions and brigades ## Education ### Master of Engineering - MEng in Computer Science Cornell Tech ### Bachelor of Science - BS in Data Science and Computer Science New York University ### High School Diploma Shanghai American School ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/amandoxu --- Source: https://flows.cv/amando JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/amando/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-10