# Amy L.

> Software Engineer; Data Analytics & Climate Change @ UPenn

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/amyl1

🙋🏻 Software engineer with experience in API design and implementation & building native and web products from the ground up. Interdisciplinary background in UX, archaeology, marketing, startup bizops, and research. Interested in payments, location-based services, ventures for good, big data, and productivity software. Especially passionate about the intersection of code and design.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Deep Space
Jan 2016 – Present | Remote

### Mentor @ Thinkful
Jan 2019 – Present | Remote

### Code Mentor and Advisor / Educational Content Contributor @ Codecademy
Jan 2017 – Present | Remote

### Software Engineer @ Surge
Jan 2016 – Present | Remote
Ruby on Rails, React/Redux

### Front End Engineer @ Freelance Work
Jan 2012 – Jan 2015 | San Francisco, New York, San Diego, Berlin, Los Angeles
Consulting work for brands and people spanning web development & design.

### Freelance UX Designer & Brand Strategist @ Amy Li
Jan 2012 – Jan 2014 | San Diego, New York, San Francisco, Berlin
Freelance/consulting work for brands and people spanning brand strategy, marketing, digital / social media, copywriting, design and more.

### Design Consultant @ News for Chinese
Jan 2013 – Jan 2014
Consulted for the website rebrand and redesign of News for Chinese, a San Francisco Bay Area media company and community publication that includes bi-weekly newspapers, website (www.newsforchinese.com), and radio programs (92.3FM).

### Digital Intern @ City of New York
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | Greater New York City Area
A member of the NYC Digital team in the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment to promote initiatives that span five core pillars: Access to Technology, Education, Open Government, Engagement, and Industry.

• Established a 1000+ NYC startups and founders database for We Are Made in NY
• Logo research and editing for HUGE's "Reinvent NYC.gov"​ 2013 website redesign
• Pushed out monthly internal analytics reports covering NYC Digital, NYC.gov, and Made in NY

### Partnerships at GOOD Maker @ GOOD Worldwide Inc
Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | Greater Los Angeles Area
• Spearheaded promotional campaigns for GOOD Maker grants; assisted with marketing efforts for other initiatives (e.g. GOOD + Rainn Wilson/SoulPancake's 'Take Back Tuesday')
• Worked on grants in collaboration with cool orgs like: UPS, Ad Council, U.S. Forest Service, The Wilderness Society, DonorsChoose.org, University of Phoenix, Oxfam America, StoryCorps

### Community Management @ Projective Space
Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | Greater New York City Area
Assisted with digital strategy, copywriting, profile interviews, operations, photography, and event production (e.g. weekly happy hours, networking conferences, Q&As) for the coworking space and its 60+ startups, including: CommonBond, Eventbrite, Indiegogo, Zokos, Gojee, and Olapic.

### Web Developer @ Phi Beta Lambda at UC San Diego
Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 | Greater San Diego Area
During my tenure as President of ΦΒΛ, I also managed the organization's website. I successfully fended off several website hacking attempts after I discovered a backdoor that was somehow installed a few years prior, then switched what originally was a Joomla website for WordPress (future-proofing: much more user-friendly for non-tech people) with a custom WordPress theme I designed.

### Project Management Intern @ United Nations Association of San Diego
Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 | Greater San Diego Area
• Directed the Speakers Bureau, planning talks on international affairs and the United Nations
• Developed a social media strategy that resulted in a 500% increase in reach and influence
• Outreached to San Diego nonprofits and NGOs to establish partnerships

### Research Assistant, Bioinformatics @ Stanford University School of Medicine
Jan 2010 – Jan 2010 | San Francisco Bay Area
Assisted with research at the Center for Clinical Sciences Research. Data mined (R) microarray data from NCBI's Gene Expression Omnibus for research on acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and breast cancer.


## Education
### Bachelor's degree in Data Analytics & Climate Change (Individualized Studies)
University of Pennsylvania

### Visiting Scholar in Information Design
New York University

### Anthropological Archaeology
UC San Diego

### Study Abroad in Chinese Language and Culture
Peking University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/amyyli
- GitHub: https://github.com/amyli

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Last updated: 2026-04-10