# Yanni Wang > Computer Science Student at MIT '21 Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/yanni Coming from a small suburban high school in California, my passions in learning have led me to pursue higher education at MIT where I seek to gain more experience in the software engineering space. I am committed to self-improvement through problem-solving and I am always excited to take on new software engineering challenges! In pursuit of learning, I have interned at Microsoft and Vivint Smart Home for software development, joined MIT Battlecode, which hosts an annual video game AI competition, as a developer, and participated in the MIT Digital Currency Initiative as an undergraduate researcher to further my understanding of computer science and engineering. Currently, I am a teaching assistant for the Fundamentals of Programming class at MIT and I am looking forward to delving deeper into the world of computer science by participating in programming activities both in and outside of classes! ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer Intern @ Jane Street Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | New York City Metropolitan Area ### Teaching Assistant for Fundamentals of Programming Class @ Massachusetts Institute of Technology Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Cambridge, MA • Assisting students in a class of 300+ with classwork in Python throughout the week during lab hours. • Creating and testing lab assignments a week before release to students. • Grading and checking off completed lab assignments with students after assignments are due. ### Lab Assistant for Fundamentals of Programming Class @ Massachusetts Institute of Technology Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Cambridge, MA • Assisted students with lab assignments throughout the week during lab hours. • Completed lab assignments a week before release and provided feedback to instructors ### Student Instructor @ Juni Learning Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 • Taught computer science to students ages 5-18 on a weekly basis using Python 3 and Python with Turtle graphics library on Repl.It; topics include graphics, data structures, and algorithms. ### Software Engineer Intern @ Microsoft Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Cambridge, MA • Implemented a new recommendation type for Excel Ideas, an intelligent recommender system which generates insights on spreadsheets. • Collaborated with Microsoft Research team to use machine learning to generate new recommendations. • Developed and implemented new design in the front-end using TypeScript and React / Redux, making the user experience more accessible and intuitive. • Ensured all code was easily extensible, well-integrated into large pre-existing Excel codebase, and complete with documentation and tests. ### MIT Battlecode Developer @ Battlecode Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Cambridge, MA • Collaborated with Battlecode development team of 9 to develop game engine for 2019 Battlecode AI competition. • Developed game engine and hosted Battlecode 2018 AI competition during winter semester with other team members, involving 1000+ participants. • Learned and applied Typescript to implement multiple game mechanics for the 2017 Battlecode hackathon. ### Software Engineer Intern @ Vivint Smart Home Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Lehi, UT • Created message tracing system across multiple backend services using JaegerTracing APIs. • Instrumented 10+ Python and Go based processes with tracing functionality. • Provided message tracing data to assist internal users to debug platform issues and trace message latencies. ### Undergraduate Researcher @ Massachusetts Institute of Technology Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Cambridge, MA • Assisted the MIT Digital Currency Initiative group to develop the Cryptokernel project, which seeks to create a distributed ledger development toolkit that will help users create blockchain-based currencies. • Wrote test cases to debug project code for generating Merkle trees and updated old test cases for pre-existing code. ### Web Development Intern @ Modbaron Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | South El Monte, CA • Developed web pages for the company’s website using Python and the Django framework. • Wrote scripts for generating barcodes and shipping labels for printing. • Created a product and stock record view for the website for business internal use. ## Education ### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Science Massachusetts Institute of Technology ### Gabrielino High School ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/yanni-w --- Source: https://flows.cv/yanni JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/yanni/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-28