# Changxu Lu

> Software Engineer @ Amazon

Location: New York, New York, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/changxu

Experienced Software Specialist with a demonstrated history of working in the Computer Software industry. Strong engineering professional with a Bachelor of Science (BS) focused in Computer Science and Masters of Engineering from Cornell University.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Amazon
Jan 2023 – Present | New York City Metropolitan Area

### Software Engineer @ Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | Virginia, United States
Front End Engineer at AWS

### Software Development Engineer @ Workday
Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 | Pleasanton
Front End Web Developer at Workday specializing in Accessibility
▪ Lead, planned, and developed accessible pdf previewer project in
response to customer asks for a better pdf viewing experience in Workday
▪ Front End Dev in many projects to migrate large legacy code base to modern React and Typescript code base
▪ Key contributor in developing an accessible absence calendar project
▪ Lead Dev in large button branding project with large impact in Workday
▪ Piloted and established many team wide practices as Scrum Master
▪ Helped establish a code review mentorship program for all of the UI Development Department
▪ Mentored junior Devs on the team
▪ Lead presentations, workshops, and code reviews to spread knowledge and awareness of web accessibility to Dev, QA, and PM across Workday
▪ CSUN 2021 Presenter for Accessibility contributions
▪ A code owner and maintainer of large UI components repository

### HCM software developer intern @ Workday
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Pleasanton, California
Software development for Workday Apps with the HCM team
▪ Worked on business logic App Dev for team performance in Human Capital Management
▪ Created Data Visualizations to track the performance of individual employees
▪ Created internal Slackbot to facilitate community networking and building
▪ Agile Development with JIRA and Crucible with formal presentation to clients in the end

### Software Subteam Member @ Cornell Mars Rover
Jan 2014 – Jan 2017 | Cornell University
- Implemented backend of GUI that provides drivers visual information and statistics about the Mars Rover.
- Used Python to connect a web front-end to the Robot Operating System (ROS) Mars Rover system.
- Entrusted to develop a virtual Mars Rover Arm simulator in C++ and Gazebo for testing Mars Rover's controls in preparation for competition.
- Reviewed peer code on GIT for bugs and provided suggestions on optimization.
- Presented Critical Design Review of development progress to a panel of judges and advisors.

### Course Consultant for CS 1110 @ Cornell University
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Ithaca, New York Area
Graded exams and assignments from a class of 450+ students.

Taught concepts in Python programming to several students during office hours.

Responsible for having students understand the materials being introduced in lab sections.

Held one-on-one teaching hours to better accommodate struggling students

### Trading Tools Software Developer Intern @ Optiver
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Greater Chicago Area
Software Development on internal Trading Tools at Optiver.
▪ Front End Dev of C# visual applications for options traders
▪ Back End Dev of low latency communication servers for Stock Exchanges
▪ Troubleshooted issues across many repos using GIT and Bitbucket
▪ Met with clients trading on the open market to develop specs and criteria
for trading applications and interfaces
▪ Adhered to Test Driven Development for all applications written

### Course Consultant for CS 1110 @ Cornell University
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Cornell University
Graded exams and assignments from a class of 450+ students.

Taught concepts in Python programming to several students during office hours.

Responsible for having students understand the materials being introduced in lab sections.

Held one-on-one teaching hours to better accommodate struggling students.

### College Student Tech Intern @ Lockheed Martin
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Moorestown, New Jersey
Software Engineering Summer Intern Position at Lockheed Martin's Missile Systems and Tasks Division.

▪ Trusted to work with classified information and equipment. Held a security clearance of SECRET.
▪ Worked with massive code architecture to maintain and debug battleship operations and equipment readiness systems. Also worked with many System Engineers to insure code changes are properly tested and reviewed.
▪ Extensive testing experience with live battleship equipment during large scale incorporation of several ship elements. Also wrote several automated tests to shorten the time of manual testing.
▪ Upgraded internal builder tools to be more user friendly in order to increase productivity.
▪ Worked in an Agile team environment to subdivide coding task effectively and efficiently.
▪ Had to work in multiple platforms, multiple OS, and multiple coding languages.
▪ Held and participated in formal software engineering code reviews.


## Education
### Master of Engineering - MEng in Computer Science
Cornell University

### Bachelor of Science (BS) in Computer Science
Cornell University

### High School in stem
Lenape High School


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/changxu-lu-12a43091

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Last updated: 2026-04-05