# Spencer H.

> Software Engineer at IXL Learning

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

High-performing software engineer with a passion for artificial intelligence and cloud services. With over 4 years of industry experience impacting positive organizational outcomes through curiosity, adaptability, and creativity. Confident in the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve complex, high-stakes problems. Committed to continuous improvement and contributing to team success.

Experienced in: Python (with frameworks of Tensorflow, Keras, LSTM, Django, Flask), Java, Javascript (with framework React), Grafana, Prometheus, Opensearch, Cloudflare, AWS, Terraform, Kibana, Docker, Kubernetes, HTML, SQL, Linux, Ansible

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ IXL Learning
Jan 2023 – Present | San Mateo, California, United States

### Software Engineer II @ Groupon
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023
* Led a team of engineers to migrate an internal tool onto Kubernetes with Docker increasing
availability of the tool by 100%
* Reduced 50% of project infrastructure costs by migrating on-premise servers to new AWS EC2 and
RDS instances
* Implemented/Integrated a SOX compliance bot with Slack and an internal reporting tool
* Engineered prototype from scratch for a new internal tool using microservices for scalability
* Defined new monitoring pipeline reducing debug time by 40%

### Graduate Teaching Assistant @ Carnegie Mellon University - Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy
Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Courses:
* 95898 Introduction to Python
* 95712 Object-Oriented Programming in Java
* 95702 Distributed Systems for Information Systems Management

### Systems Engineering Intern @ Groupon
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
* Performed database performance testing through creation of PostgreSQL Amazon RDS instances
* Expedited the time needed for employees to gain access to resources through overhauling a UI/UX redesign of an internal tool using Flask and jQuery
* Produced documentation for all pain points and the development process related to the internal tool to ease transition for future engineers

### Software Engineer Intern @ PNC
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Greater Pittsburgh Region
* Accelerated the time it takes to extract information from legal documents by 2 folds from developing and training a learning model using LexNLP and spaCy
* Converted generic datasets to tailored datasets which reduces the time it takes to model for legal documents in the future
* Implemented various prototype models for data extraction based on previous and ongoing researches which creates a basis for multiple possible research/development areas

### Full Stack Developer Intern @ Eanovation
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | San Mateo, CA
* Utilized React to build new looks for the company’s website which increased traffic by 30%
* Improved user experience through enhancement/creation of website visuals and user functionalities using Django and React
* Identified/fixed bugs for the website through constant testing and usage of all functionalities

### Resident Adviser @ Allegheny College
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Meadville, PA
* Handle crisis situations along with proper documentations
* Partner with offices on campus and Meadville City Police to guarantee student security
* Utilize interpersonal skills and para-counselor training to build a community with the residents

### Undergraduate Research Assistant @ Allegheny College
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Meadville, PA
* Collaborated closely with an Allegheny College faculty to create a learning algorithm, using TensorFlow, that predicted a user's health based on live feedback from wearable sensors
* Conducted research through past related research papers/books and applied findings to algorithm
* Used Keras along with LSTM network to create a model predictive algorithm.


## Education
### Master's degree in Management Information Systems, General
Carnegie Mellon University - Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy

### Bachelor of Science - BS in Applied Computer Science
Allegheny College

### IT Lab: Summer Security Intensive in Computer and Information Systems Security
Carnegie Mellon University - Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/spencerhuang007
- Portfolio: https://spencerhuang.netlify.com

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Last updated: 2026-03-29