# Xinyue Li > Software Engineer @ Newsbreak | Software Dev Engineer Intern @ AWS | Microsoft Azure, AWS Location: Mountain View, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/xinyueli As a full-stack developer, I enjoy creating web applications that are user-friendly, scalable, and secure, using Microsoft Azure and AWS as cloud platforms. I have experience in developing front-end and back-end features, as well as integrating APIs and databases, using React.js, Java, and Python. I am also passionate about machine learning and its applications in various domains. I am currently pursuing a master's degree in machine learning at the University of Maryland, where I have learned advanced techniques and algorithms for data analysis, modeling, and optimization. As a research assistant at the Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, I applied my skills to access and download satellite data, write and update code to analyze this data, and develop conclusions from my analysis. I presented my results at a conference and received positive feedback from my peers and mentors. My goal is to further enhance my knowledge and skills in machine learning and web development, and to contribute to innovative and impactful projects that solve real-world problems. I am always eager to learn new technologies and frameworks, and to collaborate with other professionals and experts in the field. I am a hard-working, motivated, and curious student and developer, who values quality, creativity, and diversity. ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer @ NewsBreak Jan 2025 – Present | Mountain View, California, United States ### Software Engineer @ MicroStrategy Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 ENG - SI Engine • Low-level RestAPI calls of connection creation on Fivetran, data sync in Databricks and tenant creation in MicroStrategy. • Databricks Security design: Create catalog using tenant-specific service principal, limit the visibility of customer data; grant USE privilege to admin service principal for management • Engineered and maintained the backend architecture for a multi-tenant, AWS-based enterprise BI platform, integrating Salesforce, ServiceNow, Excel, and other sources to deliver a unified data retrieval experience; • Automated tenant provisioning on MicroStrategy and data integration with Fivetran and Databricks using API calls and created restricted service principals on Databricks; • Developed internal APIs to trigger provisioning processes and implemented Fivetran webhooks to automate data synchronization to Databricks, facilitating dataset and analytical card creation on MicroStrategy with robust retry and cleanup mechanisms; • Managed version control and updates for datasets and cards by adhering to predefined manifest files, ensuring consistency and accuracy across all tenant environments. ### Software Engineer, Associate @ MicroStrategy Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | Tysons Corner, Virginia, United States AA-AI Analytics • Harden searching feature with comprehensive indexing performance testing and concurrency testing using Jenkins and Kubernetes; • Developed a Python tool utilizing REST API to log the distinct element counts of string-type attributes within an environment, helping engineers determine accurate tokens and resources for indexing; • Prompt externalization: replace hard coded prompts with YAML files in order to change the prompts used by the AI Service without changing any source code; • Dynamic script generation: Using GenAI for prediction and visualization, streamlining the process of moving out data from MicroStrategy for predictive analysis on other ML platforms. SI-Streaming Engine •RabbitMQ ### Full-stack Developer @ Aionis View Jan 2021 – Jan 2024 Skills: AWS CloudFormation, AWS Sagemaker, AWS EC2, Python, React.js • Migrated the machine learning model for AI-detection from local to AWS cloud, utilizing AWS CloudFormation, EC2, and SageMaker to enhance scalability and performance; • Developed a web application using React.js and FastAPI enabling image uploads for analysis, ensuring seamless user experience across devices and adherence to WCAG accessibility guidelines; • Ensured robust data security and infrastructure design, safeguarding sensitive user information and improve system reliability; • The product reaches over 90% accuracy of detecting the percentage of an image is AI-generated by Stable Diffusion or Pro GAN. ### Software Dev Engineer Intern @ Amazon Web Services (AWS) Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | Arlington, Virginia, United States Skills: AWS CloudFormation, AWS Lambda, Java, TypeScript, AWS S3, AWS Athena, CDK pipeline, SQL • Developed CDK pipeline for record handling using AWS Lambda, S3 buckets, and Athena Database across alpha/beta/prod stages, including integration tests. • Detected and addressed 2 security vulnerabilities within the first month, ensuring Client-side Encryption for records in production services. • Mitigated KMS throttling, reducing potential service downtime from 2 hours to zero interruptions. • Introduced a pre-release impact assessment feature, seamlessly integrated with daily operations. ### Research Assistant @ University of Maryland, Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | College Park, Maryland, United States • Access and download satellite data; • Write and update code to analyze this data; • Develop conclusions from your analysis; • Write up results for presentation. ## Education ### Master of Science - MS in Machine Learning University of Maryland ### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Science: Machine Learning University of Maryland ### Bachelor of Science - BS in Mathematics University of Maryland ### High School Diploma in High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates NO.2 High School of East China Normal University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/xinyuelisarah --- Source: https://flows.cv/xinyueli JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/xinyueli/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-05