# Amy Liang

> Senior Engineer @ Faire | UWaterloo CS Graduate

Location: United States, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/amyliang

## Work Experience
### Senior Backend Engineer @ Faire
Jan 2024 – Present

### Backend Engineer @ Faire
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024

### Software Engineer @ Instagram
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022
- Improved the feed on Instagram Web through features such as the new posts pill, badging, and scroll restore using React, Redux and Typescript
- Finalized implementation for dark mode on Instagram Web using a CSS theme infrastructure
- Analyzed the metrics of A/B tests and collaborated with data scientists to determine feature effectiveness
- Enhanced codebase quality by fixing flaky tests and removing irrelevant code

### Backend Engineer @ Faire
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
- Spearheaded the pick lists project by scoping tasks, managing progress, and communicating with product managers and designers
- Created API endpoints using Kotlin, Hibernate, and Guice to fetch and manipulate data
- Wrote an article, "Succeeding as a Directly Responsible Engineering intern" for The Craft blog

### Software Engineer @ Facebook
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021
- Added a dialog with message archiving functionality to Facebook Marketplace across various surfaces, leveraging over 50,000 interactions per day
- Used React, PHP, GraphQL, Java and Objective-C to implement features on numerous platforms: Facebook Web, Facebook Mobile App, Messenger iOS and Messenger Android
- Spearheaded the migration of old code to a new internal framework, decreasing development costs

### Backend Engineer @ Faire
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
- Designed and implemented new data structures to support tiered product promotions, using SQL queries to create new columns and perform backfills
- Created API endpoints with Kotlin, Hibernate, and Guice to fetch and manipulate data

### Software Engineer @ Zynga
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Toronto, Canada Area
- Developed features for mobile game Words With Friends 2 using React Native, TypeScript & MobX
- Refactored and bridged components from Objective C and Java into React Native, increasing build times and app cohesion

### Frontend Engineer @ Faire
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Kitchener, Canada Area
- Created components such as modals, forms, and menus, using React.js, TypeScript & MobX
- Used async functions, promises and API calls to create an inbox page, allowing users to send and receive messages
- Built and tested new UI allowing users to cancel orders, decreasing support tickets by over 5%

### Graphic Designer @ Federation of Students
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Waterloo, Ontario
- Designed posters, banners, and other media for school events using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
- Created new branding guides for university clubs and groups


## Education
### Bachelor of Computer Science in Computer Science
University of Waterloo
Jan 2017 – Jan 2022


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/amylianguw

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Source: https://flows.cv/amyliang
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Last updated: 2026-03-22