# Brandon Xie

> SWE @ PayPal

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

I like code.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer 1 @ PayPal
Jan 2024 – Present | San Jose, California, United States

### Frontend Software Developer @ TheYellowHub
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Built dynamic and responsive frontend components to help endometriosis patients find the best medical
specialist based on information (e.g. user reviews) fetched from MongoDB
- Created a system that filters and sorts medical specialists by proximity to the patient's location using the Google Maps API
- Engaged in cross-team collaboration with the UX designer and other developers through meetings to discuss progress and potential changes to the design

### Software Engineer @ Reprise
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023
- Utilized Vue3 and Typescript to implement key features for a new product, achieving parity with the legacy product to facilitate a seamless product launch within a four-month timeframe
- Defined requirements by developing multiple prototype features to analyze their feasibility and benefits
- Spearheaded the development of an MVP demonstrating automated date updating, which eliminated the need for manual editing and republishing, and presented it to project managers

### Teaching Assistant @ Northeastern University
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Teaching assistant for Algorithms and Data

### Python Software Engineer @ MORSE Corp
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Transformed a library of Python scripts into an automated validation tool, reducing the time required to
validate a 3rd party tool from 3+ hours of manual work to 15 minutes
- Autonomously designed and implemented an internal tool written in Python to aid in the development and testing of the calculation model’s updates by visualizing the model’s generated airdrop in 3D
- Collaborated with team members to update algorithms in proprietary physics engine and created technical documentation about changes to accuracy and speed

### Teaching Assistant @ Northeastern University
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Teaching assistant for Algorithms and Data. Assisted students through the course material and assisted professors in grading and reviewing assignments.

### Peer Tutor @ Northeastern University
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Held one-on-one and group tutoring sessions to help students through Algorithms and Data over a summer semester.


## Education
### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Science
Northeastern University

### Castro Valley High School


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

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Last updated: 2026-03-29