# Cliff Chang

> SWE Intern @ Vast || MSE-AI @ UPenn || prev UMich CS

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

Software Engineer who transitioned from architecture to Computer Science. University of Michigan CS graduate, first-generation Asian American & US Citizen

UMich CS grad, currently MSE in Artificial Intelligence at Penn.

I care about building things that work and understanding why they work.

Outside of coding: bouldering, hazelnut lattes, Texas Hold'em, and kimchi.

## Work Experience
### Full Stack Engineer @ NextArena
Jan 2024 – Present
payments, notification system, and landing page

### Private SAT Tutor @ Wagner Prep
Jan 2025 – Present
Weekly 1:1 SAT Math tutoring sessions

### Software Engineer Intern @ Vast
Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 | Long Beach, California, United States

### Backend Engineer @ Humanity Unleashed
Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | United States
Coauthored a preprint (published on arXiv), focusing on data pipelines for economic-policy alignment

### Student @ University of Michigan
Jan 2020 – Jan 2024 | Michigan, United States

### Lead Instructor Aide (IA) @ University of Michigan
Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
EECS 481: Software Engineering

### Architectural Intern @ SLSD Inc.
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | South Pasadena, California, United States

### Real Estate Intern @ Trinitas Ventures
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States


## Education
### Master of Science in Engineering - MSE in Artificial Intelligence
University of Pennsylvania
Jan 2025 – Jan 2026

### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Science
University of Michigan
Jan 2020 – Jan 2024

### Bachelor of Architecture in Architecture
Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning, University of Michigan
Jan 2020 – Jan 2022

### High School Diploma
Xavier High School
Jan 2016 – Jan 2020

### Pre-College Program in Architecture
Rhode Island School of Design
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/cliff-chang-089435184

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Last updated: 2026-04-01