# Rachel Wu

> Software Engineer | #DICE’18 Scholar | #GHC’20

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

An innovative software engineer with demonstrated experience in software engineering, application development, backend development, RESTful APIs, automation, A/B testing, frontend/user interface development, web and mobile applications.  

Collaborates effectively with cross-functional internal and external teams.  Proven aptitude for implementing solutions to improve efficiency, reduce costs, enhance application performance, and consistently achieve user/technical requirements.

Solid background in Computer Science. Extensive programming skills in Java, C++, Python, SQL, JavaScript.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ TikTok
Jan 2023 – Present | San Jose, California, United States

### Software Engineer @ Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Jan 2020 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Software Development Engineer @ Vudu - Movies & TV
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Sunnyvale, California, United States
I am part of automation engineering that tracks Vudu's product on all platforms.
Technologies: Java, Python, ReactJS, PostgreSQL, OpenCV, BDD, Appium, Jenkins, Git

●	Implemented company’s first QA dashboard website with Java, ReactJS, and PostgreSQL
●	Implemented an internal library that serves projects for all platforms
●	Responsible for setting up the infrastructure using new automation approach to improve efficiency and decrease cost for several products
●	Developed an image capture and comparison tool for TV products using Python OpenCV

### Software Engineer Intern @ Volvo Cars
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Sunnyvale, California
Worked on Consumer Commercial Digital Product, a modern eCommerce platform for car purchasing/leasing that serves customer directly
Technologies: Java, Spring Boot, CSS, HTML, JavaScript, ReactJS, A/B Testing, Cassandra, Git, Agile
●	Initiated A/B/n testing for Volvo E-commerce website
●	Integrated application with an A/B testing tool’s SDK
●	Implemented RESTful APIs using Spring Boot and improved existent backend logic
●	Made frontend/UI features using ReactJS to launch A/B/n testing

### Software Engineer intern @ PlayStation
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Marina Del Rey, California
Part of Customer Service Engineering that serves customers globally and makes a direct impact on the company's growth and revenue.
Technologies: Java, Spring, JavaScript, Python, SQL, CSS3, React, Redux, Node.js, AJAX, Bootstrap, Git, Redis, AWS, Maven

●	Built globalized micro-services based  high volume API(s) for systems within PlayStation for fraud detection/moderation, managing PSN accounts, devices and call-center systems
●	Facilitated application migrations from private data center to AWS helped the organization secure millions of dollars annually
●	Made frontend/UI changes using JavaScript, AngularJS and ReactJS 
●	Enabled CloudWatch and Datadog team dashboards by setting up AWS integrations

### Research Assistant in Integrated Nanomaterials and Energy Devices Group at USC @ University of Southern California
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Los Angeles
High Performance GaAs Solar Cells by Plasmonically Enhanced Spectral Upconversion
o Synthesized and purified NaYF4 : Yb3+ and Er3+ Upconversion Nanocrystal o Characterized the Photolumeniscence of the Upconversion Nanocrystal
o Fabricated the Plasmonic Substrate by Micro-imprinting
o Characterize the solar cell I-V performance.

### R&D Intern @ 3M
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016
Designed and led the development of coating process of the solar cell;
o	Adjusted the formula of the Redox Flow Battery component, such as high performing fluorinated membranes.
o	Prepared the sample solution per the adjusted recipes.
o	Coated the different solution samples on glass and calcined at high temperature, in different parameter: coating speed, calcination time and temperature etc.
o	Determined the function of coating of moisture absorption, aging rule, by using transmission, SEM, XRD and PCT

Collaborated to improve the antifogging property of membranes for automobile.
o	Coated the antifogging solution on thin films to obtain test samples.
o	Simulated fogging for the samples under low temperature.
o	Determined the function of coating of inhibiting fog by using the transmittance fog tester
Summarized the test results and analyzed and processed data.

### Public Relations Intern @ FleishmanHillard
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015


## Education
### Master of Science - MS in Computer Science
University of Southern California

### Master's degree/Bachelor's degree in Materials Science
University of Southern California

### exchange in Marketing Research
The University of Hong Kong


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/rachel-wu-sde

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Last updated: 2026-03-29