# Shirley Qi

> Software Engineer at Amazon

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

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Amazon
Jan 2019 – Present

### Software Engineer @ Disney ABC Television Group
Jan 2016 – Jan 2019 | Burbank, CA
Major contributor to the DisneyNOW iOS/tvOS applications which unified and age-gated kids’ content and games from Disney Channel, Disney XD, and Disney Junior into a single application. 
- Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/disneynow-shows-live-tv/id529997671 
- Led authentication workflow effort. Built and integrated in-app flow and Apple SSO flow for over 500 TV providers
- Integrated and adapted 1st and 3rd party framework modules using CocoaPods
- Tracked user engagement through industry standard analytics suites: Omniture, Nielson, Telemetry, Comscore, Kochava
- Debugged network calls through Charles Proxy (bandwidth throttling, remote/local mapping, editing requests/responses)

Refactored ABC iOS/tvOS applications to be more consistent with DisneyNOW using Swift and Objective-C 
- Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/abc-live-tv-full-episodes/id364191819 
- Implemented server-driven show title search
--	Anticipated and handled common edge cases from fluctuating internet connections
--	Mitigated stress on services by defining configurable debounce time between requests 
- Increased usability of application
--	Exposed most frequently used navigation
--	Reimagined home page to be a personalized destination for each individual user

### Software Engineer @ Avanade
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Greater Los Angeles Area
Designed, built, and supported iOS mobile application allowing investors to create, read, and share research while on the go. Created seamless online and offline user experience and syncing with web tool. Led back-end efforts including: 
- Designed, implemented, and supported SQLite3 database and ingest/retrieval processes 
--	Visualized database using ER diagrams and class diagrams
--	Embedded SQLite3 wrapper for Swift allowing for type-safe, optional-aware SQL expression builder 
--	Improved error-checking processes to reduce database crashes from incorrect data  
- Defined, integrated, and supported app to server communication
--	Defined processes and recovery points for upload and downloading 
--	Integrated REST services for server communication
- Built smooth offline search feature 
--	Supports search from auto suggest search terms, previously searched terms, and full-text search 
--	Categorized and ranked search results exactly the same way as web tool
- Designed, implemented, and supported file system ingest/retrieval
- Utilized XIBs and XCode Storyboard interface builders to support universal application
- Followed Agile incremental software development while interacting with large cross-functional team (22 members)

### Research Assistant @ UCLA High Speed Electronics Laboratory
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Los Angeles
Created circuit board to route signals for a tool that determines red blood cell health using non-invasive electrical signals 
- Used OrCAD to design printed circuit board with industry standard connectors 
- Fabricated proof of concept boards using reductive chemical processing
- Interfaced with other labs and external board manufacturers to create final version of PCB

### Electrical Engineering Intern @ Belkin International
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Playa Vista, CA
- Experimentally derived the performance characteristics of the Qi wireless charging coils using lab bench tools
- Conducted stress tests on external battery packs, Thunderbolt 2 Express dock and QODE keyboards

### Electrical Engineering Intern @ Lytro Inc.
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Mountain View, CA
- Designed and laid out sensor flex adapter to connect sensor to main board in camera using OrCAD
- Readied camera hot shoe flash unit for manufacturing 
-	Collaborated with external vendors and internal cross-functional teams
-	Completed thorough I2C bus communication testing and presented potential product design issues and solutions

### Webmaster @ UCLA Club Tennis
Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | Los Angeles, CA
• Improved accessibility and aesthetics of website for national championship team
• Planned and executed diversity events (community service, bonding, and training activities) for athletes
• Engaged in cross-functional collaboration with students from other fields of study


## Education
### Master of Science - MS in Computer Science
Georgia Institute of Technology
Jan 2018 – Jan 2023

### Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering
UCLA
Jan 2011 – Jan 2015


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/shirley-qi-20408a47

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Last updated: 2026-03-23