# Michael Liu

> Software Engineer and Dynamic Type

Location: United States, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/michaelliu1

I have no interest in working for Amazon please stop emailing me

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer @ Cloudera
Jan 2024 – Jan 2026

### Founding Engineer @ Verta
Jan 2019 – Jan 2024 | Menlo Park, California
• built and owned `verta` Python client (alongside cherished collaborators)
• became more familiar with Python 2–3 compatibility than I would ever wish upon anyone
• reverse-engineered Python module import and discovery for model serialization
• managed SaaS and on-prem Kubernetes deployments of Verta platform
• diagnosed cluster misbehavior through Prometheus/Grafana, OpenSearch/Kibana
• maintained CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins, GitHub for microservice builds and rollouts
• used Flask, CherryPy to host and monitor user models as containerized REST services
• extended bespoke Kubernetes controller for user-defined metrics and custom scaling
• maintained platform test suite with property-based, mocked, unit, integration coverage
• designed Python, Swagger APIs for backward-compatible and intuitive abstractions
• configured Sphinx and reST templates to automate generation of rich API documentation
• provided tailored tier 1 support for enterprise customers

### Software Engineering Intern @ Riffyn
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Oakland, California
• designed and developed extensible Python backend for in-app data analytics library
• facilitated performant interoperation in tight loops between NumPy, pandas, and scikit-learn

### Software Enterprise Solutions Intern @ Flex
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | San Jose, California
• automated internal Salesforce user permissions verification with Selenium and Java
• streamlined UX elements in Flex's instance of Salesforce

### Administrative Assistant @ U Music Education Foundation
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Fremont, California
• oversaw student registration, class material procurement, and concert logistics
• managed company documents both on paper and online

### Co-Founder/President @ Dot-Slash Computer Science Club
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Newark, California
• compiled agendas for and presided over meetings
• provided academic and career advice to members
• led workshops and tutorials on Git, command line, and web development

### Percussion Coach @ Fremont Unified School District
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Fremont, California
• instructed high schoolers in percussion technique and musical nuance
• managed and led group rehearsals
• provided input on artistic direction, both visual and aural


## Education
### Bachelor’s Degree in Cognitive Science
UC San Diego

### Associate’s Degree in Computer Science
Ohlone College


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

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Last updated: 2026-03-29