# Tao Ren

> Fullstack Software Engineer @Newfront(WTW) | Ex-TikTok | Ex-Alipay Mobile Software Engineer

Location: Culver City, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/taoren

TikTok benefits from contributions to its iOS user relation components, leveraging expertise in React, React Native, and backend systems to enhance app functionality and user engagement. This role reflects a keen focus on delivering scalable, efficient solutions.  

Academic experiences include a Master's from the University of Pittsburgh and impactful research in disability rehabilitation systems, combining cloud computing, data analysis, and visualization. Values include innovation and collaboration, with a goal to drive technology that improves user experiences and accessibility.

## Work Experience
### Senior fullstack software engineer @ Newfront
Jan 2025 – Present | Los Angeles, California, United States
•Developed an insurance quoting service integrating with PandaDoc to generate real insurance contracts using AI.
• Created AI-driven placement services to streamline business insurance processes from intake to binding.  
• Managed insurance tasks with AI agents, enhancing data completeness evaluation and carrier selection.

### Mobile Software Engineer @ TikTok
Jan 2023 – Jan 2026 | Los Angeles, California, United States
Develop and maintain the user relation components on iOS TikTok App.

### Student Reseach Assistant @ University of Pittsburgh
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
•	Contributed to Dr. Dan Ding's Human Engineering Research Laboratories, which specializes in disability rehabilitation research with information systems on embedded devices like Apple Watch and Fitbit, assisting over 1000 patients in their medical recovery.
•	Developed an information system for disability rehabilitation research that includes cloud-based data collection, data analysis, data visualization and rehabilitation training using React, React Native, Node.js, MySQL, Redis and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud. 
•	Provided researchers with a low-code modularized App platform for visually developing customized disability rehabilitation Apps for specific data collecting devices and experimental designs. This platform enabled 5 organizations, including UPMC, to conduct rehabilitation-related research and projects.

### Software Engineer Internship @ Ansys
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Canonsburg, PA 15317
•	Developed a Twin Deployer App that utilizes Python Tornado Web Services, TypeScript, Vue, Quasar, Electron and Swagger for modeling, simulating and analyzing virtual system prototypes. 
•	Converted the Electron App to Browser mode by using custom-building processes and Webpack configurations to enhance compatibility across different operating system environments such as Ubuntu, Windows and embedded systems.
•	Implemented new Vue components and APIs to replace file operations in Electron mode, making them compatible with browsers, and added functions including opening projects, importing projects, viewing recent projects and importing libraries.
•	Employed types, schemas and validators in Pydantic to develop Data Classes and Models for RESTful APIs using the principles of Dependency Injection and Object-oriented Programming.

### Software Engineer @ Ant Group
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Led the development of a low-code mobile financial content platform within Alipay, enabling over 200 financial institutions to launch over 2 million mini program apps using React, Redux, TypeScript, and Ant Design.

- Built and maintained scalable backend APIs using Node.js and Egg.js/Koa.js to support Alipay Live, content distribution, payment, coupon, and analytics systems—powering production traffic across multiple B2B use cases.

- Delivered core live-streaming components for Alipay Financial Live using Birdnest Native and Node.js, contributing to over $15B in financial product sales (funds, FOFs, bonds).

- Implemented and maintained JavaScript Bridge interfaces to enable native API calls from Alipay Mini Programs; resolved critical production issues using packet capture and log-based debugging.

- Collaborated with PMs, mobile engineers, QA, and institutional finance clients to build a financial content ecosystem—including fund recommendation systems, coupon campaigns, and content distribution services—now serving over 100 million users.

### Software Development Engineer Internship @ Ant Group
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Created and managed the services for Alipay Wealth, which received 100 million daily visits.
Implemented an AI-based strategy management system for Zhixiaobao, an interactive investment suggestion system that utilizes dialogue recognition.


## Education
### Master's degree in Information Science/Studies
University of Pittsburgh
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023

### Bachelor of Engineering - BE in Computer Science and Technology
Southern University of Science and Technology
Jan 2016 – Jan 2020


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/taoren-pitt
- Website: https://blog.epicanecdotes.games

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Last updated: 2026-03-29