# Nathan Wu > Software Engineering @ Amazon Ads Location: New York, New York, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/nathanwu Meet Nathan, a recent graduate from Columbia University's Master of Science in Computer Science program. With a strong background in software development, Nathan has proven himself to be a skilled and driven professional. He is passionate about his career and is always looking for new and exciting opportunities to challenge himself and further develop his skills. Whether you're looking for a new team member or just want to connect with a driven software developer, Nathan is definitely someone you should connect with. ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer @ Amazon Jan 2023 – Present | New York, United States Ads Pacing and Budget Control ### Teaching Assistant @ Columbia University Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | New York, New York, United States COMSW4160 Computer Graphics ### Co Organizer @ qSTEM at Columbia University Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | New York, New York, United States qSTEM is a Columbia University organization that provides opportunities for LGBTQ+ and allied students in STEM fields while advocating for inclusivity and respect. The organization aims to create a safe space, improve university experiences, and raise awareness of queer issues. ### SDE Intern @ Amazon Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | New York, New York, United States Amazon Ads ### Computer Science Department Representative @ Engineering Graduate Student Council at Columbia Engineering Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 Social committee ### Software Engineer Intern @ Ark7 Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 Full stack ### Research Assistant @ UC Santa Barbara Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Santa Barbara, California, United States - Research Assistant at Bionic Vision Lab in UCSB focusing on HCI, VR and Deep Learning. - Senior Year project: Deep Leaning Based Scene Simplification in Simulated 3D Environment (Recognized as: CS Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award) - Developed projects with Unity and Barracuda to integrate deep learning model Bodypix into Unity project, which runs object segmentation at 60 FPS in real time. - Implemented algorithm in Unity shader to achieve visual effect such as blur effect and edge detection - Published 1 poster paper as second author - Reviewed over 400 papers focusing on AR/VR's application in visual impairment ### Undergraduate Tutor @ UC Santa Barbara Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Santa Barbara, California Area - Tutored for undergraduate lower division Computer Science class, CS16, a class introduces fundamental CS concepts in C++ - Tutored students to complete their coding assignment 5 hours each week by giving away problem solving techniques - Diagnosed students code by tracing through codes to find the bugs and explain the logic - Attended weekly discussion on Computer Science education methodologies - Held review session for over 50 student to prepare them for the exams ### Undergraduate Researcher in Early Research Scholar Program @ UC Santa Barbara Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Santa Barbara, California Area - Built a 1:1 VR visualization of Rattle Snake Canyon based on the real elevation data and high-resolution aerial image with Unity game engine and Microsoft MRTK toolkit - Designed a VR interface to provide users a more intuitive interaction with the VR environment - Built 3D objects within the visualization to enhance users' VR experience - Conducted pilot user study from a group of 10 participants and collected data for analysis ### Site Developer @ SexInfo Online Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Santa Barbara, California, United States Wordpress site development ### Account Executive @ Ruder Finn Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Beijing City, China ## Education ### Master's degree in Computer Science Columbia University Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 ### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Science; Statistics and Data Science UC Santa Barbara Jan 2017 – Jan 2021 ### Piscine in Computer Software Engineering 42 Silicon Valley Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/nathan-woo --- Source: https://flows.cv/nathanwu JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/nathanwu/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-23