# Amy Li > Software Engineer @ Glean Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/amyli ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer @ Glean Jan 2024 – Present | San Francisco, CA Platforms / ML Infra Team ### Software Engineer @ Nuro Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco, California, United States ML Platform Team - Improved reliability and scalability of machine learning data infrastructure by designing and implementing new metadata management workflows, migrating data pipelines to use batch processing, introducing new integration testing frameworks, and implementing new APIs for flexible database querying. - Collaborated closely with operations specialists and ML researchers to implement new data annotation features for fine-grained object detection/tracking and human preference driving feedback. - Designed and implemented a new unclassified obstacle visualization within a driving simulator application, which led to a 20-50% decrease in predicted collisions with the obstacle type across all scene sets. - Optimized blob storage for petabytes of new ML training data, leading to an ~80% reduction in storage size and costs. ### Software Engineer Intern @ Robinhood Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 Growth Team Drove collaboration with internal and external partners to design systems for accessing new user growth metrics. Built data pipelines and interactive dashboards to track finance app trends of competitors and enhance marketing optimization strategy. ### Research Assistant, Language Technologies Institute @ Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 Investigated techniques to improve NLP systems for low-resource languages using cross-lingual transfer learning and subword regularization. Researched potential applications of language models to improve speech therapy for aphasia patients. ### Teaching Assistant for 15-281 Artificial Intelligence: Representation and Problem-Solving @ Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 Taught weekly small-group recitations, led office hours, graded assignments, and helped develop course material. Course topics include: knowledge representation, search, planning, optimization, and game theory. ### Research Assistant, Human-Computer Interaction Institute @ Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 Used machine learning and interaction designs to analyze the cognitive processes behind human learning in educational environments. Contributed to the testing and development of the Apprentice Learner architecture. ### Software Engineer Intern @ Facebook Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 Privacy Coverage Team Created a system of data pipelines to combine signals from different sources and perform feature engineering. Designed and built 3 end-to-end machine learning models to match required text documents with privacy-sensitive code changes for new products and features across Facebook, which improved the accuracy of correct document recommendations from around 80% to 90%. ### Software Engineer Intern @ Microsoft Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 Cortana Runtime Team Designed and built solutions to improve the back-end runtime service of Cortana, Microsoft’s productivity voice assistant. Analyzed performance metrics and automated deployment decisions serving 200K+ daily active users worldwide. ### Explore (Software Engineer & Program Manager) Intern @ Microsoft Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Redmond, Washington Outlook Web App (OWA) Team Created a comprehensive product design spec for a new feature in Outlook based on user research, competitor analysis, and insight on existing Outlook datapoints. Created the back-end server changes and built the tooltip UI in the email reading pane using TypeScript, React, and C#. ### Software Development Intern @ Expedia, Inc. Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Bellevue, Washington Built A/B tests to improve site usability and increase user conversion in the Bundle Deals shopping path. Fixed various user interface, cross-site scripting, and click tracking bugs. Became immersed in the Agile Development cycle and participated in daily team meetings, workshops, and Intern Learning Series with industry leaders. ### Swim Instructor & Lifeguard @ Seattle Parks and Recreation Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Meadowbrook Pool Taught swim lessons and water safety skills to children ages 3-16. Enforced pool rules to maintain a safe swimming environment, performed rescues, and provided first aid when needed. ## Education ### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Science Carnegie Mellon University Jan 2018 – Jan 2022 ### Garfield High School Jan 2014 – Jan 2018 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/amy-li-6a1233123 - Website: https://amy1351.github.io --- Source: https://flows.cv/amyli JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/amyli/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-20