# Angela Luo > Software Engineer | Symbolic Systems at Stanford Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/angelaluo Software Engineer at WorkWhile. Previously at Atlassian. Symbolic Systems graduate from Stanford University. Simultaneously a professional figure skater. ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer @ WorkWhile Jan 2024 – Jan 2026 ### Software Engineer @ Atlassian Jan 2020 – Jan 2023 • API Gateway (Java): a reverse proxy router and server-side load balancer that also handles authentication, OAuth scope and permission checks, CORs policy enforcement, rate limiting, and request tracing • DMZ Proxy Service (Python, Envoy, AWS DynamoDB): authenticates and forwards HTTPS traffic using sidecar architecture, exposes REST APIs following the Open Service Broker (OSB) spec to maintain the provisioning lifecycle of a configuration resource • Championed operational excellence through automating CI/CD pipelines in Bitbucket and participating in a 24/7 rotating on-call roster to monitor and maintain the availability and resiliency of the team’s services • Increased unit and integration test coverage with Tavern, JUnit, Wiremock, and Docker, and managed continuous monitoring of services with Splunk logging, SignalFx metrics, and Terraform configuration as code ### Computer Science Section Leader @ Stanford University Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 • Section leader for Stanford's introductory computer science course in Python (CS106A) • Design and teach weekly discussion section to solidify concepts taught in lecture and work through programming problems • Answer questions and help students debug their code at weekly office hours • Grade weekly programming assignments and provide in-person feedback to students • Develop grading criteria and lead grading for midterm and final exams • Create supplementary videos explaining lecture concepts and related topics ### Symbolic Systems Advising Fellow @ Stanford University Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 • One of seven peer advisors for the Symbolic Systems Program • Hold weekly office hours to answer questions and provide advice about course selection, career paths, research opportunities, and general academic planning • Host declaration interviews for students looking to declare a major in SymSys • Help host weekly forum showcasing research by professors and graduate students in Symbolic Systems and related fields • Organized first ever virtual meetup for SymSys students and alum; facilitated conversation for over 80 participants on Zoom • Created memory video for SymSys students graduating in June 2020 ### Residential Assistant @ Stanford University Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 • One of three residential assistants for a dorm of 61 freshmen • Play a pivotal role in the creation of safe, inclusive residential communities that support student health and well-being and promote personal and intellectual growth. • Extensive training in community building, conflict resolution, crisis management, and peer counseling • Organize weekly programming activities like movie screenings and arts/crafts, and lead weekly dorm meetings • Connect residents to academic, mental health, financial, and other campus resources • Handle scheduling, sign-ups, budget, and other logistics for large-scale events such as a scavenger hunt in San Francisco (100 people) and a three-day trip to Lake Tahoe (120 people) • Manage the dorm budget, including dorm snacks and swag purchases • Frosh 101 section leader from September - December 2019. Frosh 101 is a discussion style course designed to support first-year students transition to Stanford’s dynamic campus. • Welcome freshmen and parents during New Student Orientation • Developed financial budgeting guide for incoming residential assistants ### Peer Health Educator @ Stanford University Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 • Sole Peer Health Educator for three dorms with a total of 120 freshmen and 60 upperclassmen • Focus on enhancing the quality of life in the residence halls, including fostering community, providing academic and emotional support, and being attentive to the safety and security of residents • Offer paraprofessional clinical services, such as on-site cold and flu “clinics” and basic CPR/First Aid dorm awareness sessions • Serve as a role model of healthy living in physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health • Act as a peer health advisor/coach to residents and co-staff (1-on-1 peer counseling conversations, group discussions, and campus resource referrals) • Host weekly "Tea with the PHE" programming activities to encourage community building across the three dorms • Serve as a liaison to and representative for the support services that are offered through Vaden Health Center • Facilitate alcohol education workshops and consent workshops for 100+ freshmen • Welcome freshmen and parents during New Student Orientation ### Fellow @ Rewriting the Code Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 • Selected to participate in an exclusive, nation-wide fellowship dedicated to empowering college women in the tech industry. • Attend regular webinars and conferences to learn about new technologies, technical career path guidance, and personal skill development from industry leaders and academics. • Access networking, mentorship, and leadership opportunities hosted exclusively to the fellowship program. ### Summer Hub Leader @ Rewriting the Code Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Washington D.C. Metro Area • Organize networking, mentorship, and educational opportunities for a group of 25 RTC members in the D.C. area • Plan and coordinate a company visit to Bloomberg BNA to meet female engineers • Connect with female mentors in various roles in tech • Initiate social outings, museum visits, and casual dinners in the D.C. Metro Area ### Software Engineering Intern @ Capital One Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | McLean, VA • Retail and Direct Technology branch • Implemented full-stack facial recognition SSO feature for the iPad application used in Capital One branches. Built using Swift UIKit on the frontend and a Node.js backend API that consumes AWS Rekognition, S3, and DynamoDB services ### Full Stack Web Developer @ Horizons School of Technology Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area • Selected as one of 140 from 1600+ applicants for a 12-week immersive engineering fellowship with coursework focused on web and mobile technologies • Gained experience using multiple frameworks/packages to build full-stack web and mobile applications, including React, React Native, Node.js, Express.js, MongoDB, jQuery, AJAX, WebSockets, WebHooks, OAuth, Heroku, Git ### Figure Skating Coach @ Dublin Iceland Jan 2012 – Jan 2016 | Dublin, CA • Taught group and private figure skating lessons to beginning and intermediate skaters of all ages. • Worked as a Camp Freeze Counselor in the summer (all-day ice skating camp for kids). • Led and choreographed kids' programs for annual Holiday Show. • Helped with rental skate customer service. ## Education ### Bachelor of Science - BS in Symbolic Systems Stanford University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/theangelaluo --- Source: https://flows.cv/angelaluo JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/angelaluo/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-23