Wen Qiu

Software Engineer

Vancouver, Washington, United States4 yrs 7 mos experience
Most Likely To Switch

Key Highlights

  • Passionate about computing education and building impactful products.
  • Strong experience in software engineering and user experience design.
  • Proven track record of leading projects and mentoring students.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Software Engineer with a strong focus on EdTech and user experience design.

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Skills

Core Skills

React.jsUser Experience Design (ued)

Other Skills

TypeScriptASP.NET Web APIGQLUniversity TeachingJavaScriptWeb DevelopmentDigital DrawingGraphic DesignOil PaintingiOS DevelopmentC#Visual StudioMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Word

About

I moved from China to the U.S. in 2015 and it was then that I discovered my passion in computer science. Growing up, the thrill of making things work always keeps me going, and my value of efficiency drives me to pursue ways to maximize the quality of my work within a fixed amount of time. Learning to code, whether it is for a robot, a game, or a mobile application, has empowered me to create more efficient solutions to simple day-to-day problems I encounter. I am also very passionate about computing education and education in general, and I would love to build products that serves students and educators to enrich their teaching and learning experience.

Experience

4 yrs 7 mos
Total Experience
1 yr 6 mos
Average Tenure
2 yrs 8 mos
Current Experience

Microsoft

2 roles

Software Engineer II

Sep 2024Present · 1 yr 8 mos · Redmond, Washington, United States · On-site

Software Engineer

Sep 2023Sep 2024 · 1 yr · Redmond, Washington, United States · On-site

Association for computing education

President

Nov 2022Jun 2023 · 7 mos · Seattle, Washington, United States

  • Founded the Association for Computing Education (ACE), a student group serving students passionate about computing education
  • Managed a team of 7 officers to develop and execute event coordinating processes
  • Organized events and activities such as TA panel, computing instructor panel, computing researcher panel, TA mentorship program, and the Allen School Computing Education symposium, providing resources for students and educators at UW to learn about and discuss CS-ed related topics

Microsoft

2 roles

Software Engineer Intern

Mar 2022Jun 2022 · 3 mos · Remote

  • Collaborated with designers to revamp the client experience for the School Connection web app enabling meaningful guardian engagement in student learning. Used React, TypeScript, and the Northstar library components, laid groundwork for building a more accessible interface with research and share relevant documentation with the team.
  • Implemented a live test build for user testing on UserTesting.com, collected and analyzed feedback from 15 real users.
  • Led the API contract negotiation with a peer team based in Israel and built a functional data pipeline via the .NET platform and GQL to deliver an end-to-end experience for the scenario of interest.
TypeScriptASP.NET Web APIReact.jsUser Experience Design (UED)GQL

Software Engineer Intern

Jun 2021Sep 2021 · 3 mos · Remote

  • Implemented new API for extending the capability of the Azure Video Analyzer to handle new customer scenarios and wrote extensive unit tests.
  • Modified the frontend of the Azure Video Analyzer player widget built with Fast Components to interact with the new API to showcase new capability.
  • Led the Ethical Technology Co-creation Project with a few other interns and invited guest speakers from across the company to share their work on Responsible AI and ML with interns.

1 yr 10 mos

5 roles

CSE 163 Intermediate Data Programming Head Teaching Assistant

Jan 2021Jun 2021 · 5 mos · Seattle, Washington, United States

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Sep 2020Jun 2021 · 9 mos · Seattle, Washington, United States

  • Undergraduate research assistant in Make4All Lab at the University of Washington

CSE 163 Intermediate Data Programming Teaching Assistant

Jan 2020Aug 2020 · 7 mos · Seattle, Washington, United States

  • Prepared and led one section every week teaching intermediate data science tools and libraries including Pandas, scikit-learn, and concepts on code complexity, use of different data structures, and memory management
  • Proofread and produced lecture readings and exam review materials
  • Mentored 6 groups of students on their data science projects
  • Redesigned the course website template with better usability and accessibility, being adopted by three different CSE courses

CSE 143 Teaching Assistant

Sep 2019Dec 2019 · 3 mos · Seattle, Washington, United States

  • Prepared and led two sections every week teaching various Java topics including recursion, inheritance, and use of data structures including Maps, Sets, LinkedLists, Binary Trees, etc.
  • Helped students with course concepts and programming projects in the computer labs

Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering

Present

Cloudflare, inc.

Software Engineer Intern

Jun 2020Sep 2020 · 3 mos

  • Researched and scoped a client-side security solution targeting at 3rd party JavaScript supply-chain attacks
  • Built an automated data collection pipeline with Cloudflare workers and utilized BigQuery as storage
  • Performed static JS script analysis using Esprima library and trained ML models to detect obfuscation and malicious JS
  • Contributed to the frontend codebase and made UI improvements using React

Facebook

Facebook ABCS Program Participant

Jun 2020Aug 2020 · 2 mos

  • Participated in the 10-week virtual workshop covering various topics in technical interview prep including common data structures and interview best practices

Stem league

STEM League Developer Program Mentor

Jun 2020Aug 2020 · 2 mos

  • Volunteered in the 8-week free virtual coding program and mentored 5 students from grade 8-12 to study data programming and web programming
  • Prepared exploration presentations on topics including accessibility in web development, implementing a simple search engine for text data, intro to data analysis using pandas, and intro to web scraping for the group of mentees

Microsoft

UX Engineering Intern

Jun 2019Sep 2019 · 3 mos · Redmond, Washington

  • Designed and implemented an app demo leveraging iOS shared component library for Microsoft mobile prototypes
  • Developed usability testing plan and conducted 6 in-person interviews with potential users
  • Automated bulk icon import and configuration in Xcode with Python and reduced the import time to under 5 minutes

University of washington

3 roles

CSE 190Z Teaching Assistant

Mar 2019Jun 2019 · 3 mos · Seattle, Washington

  • Arranged weekly one-on-one meetings with multiple students to provide support and extra exercise on their CSE 143 course material
  • Helped plan weekly workshops for previewing course concepts and graded quizzes and mock exams

STARS Math Mentor

Promoted

Sep 2018Dec 2018 · 3 mos · Seattle, WA

  • Designed and led an Algebra Intensive session every week, teach STARS Cohort VI students algebra skills
  • Provide homework help during small group mentoring sessions

Algebra/Trig Intensive Tutor

Sep 2017Jun 2018 · 9 mos · Seattle, WA

  • Helped STARS Cohort V students to practice and improve their fundamental math skills including algebra and trigonometry
  • Worked in a small team of student tutors to plan content based on student feedbacks, made worksheets that break down practice problems into manageable pieces, and led an 80-minute session every week.

Microsoft

Microsoft New Technologist

Jun 2018Aug 2018 · 2 mos · Redmond, WA

  • Worked with developers, UI/UX designers, and program managers to learn the process of developing an iOS app from identifying the needs of a target user to creating a functional prototype using Agile
  • Used Sketch to design app interface and conducted usability test to make the design more user-friendly and intuitive. Practiced public speaking with multiple personal and team pitches throughout the program
  • Led a team of four to create a preliminary app prototype in Xcode that helped high school teacher to break out of their own bubbles and gain new perspectives
  • Pitched the final app to Microsoft M365 CVP's, Sr. Software Engineers, and Sr. Program Managers

Autodesk

Software Engineer Internship

Jun 2017Aug 2017 · 2 mos · Lake Oswego, OR

  • Worked as a full-time developer for 8 weeks at Autodesk, Lake Oswego, on a product named Synthesis, a robotics simulator developed for First Robotics Competition (FRC) teams
  • Implemented several new features including the robot camera and sensor feature, and involved in improving GUI interface and user experience

Education

University of Washington

Master of Science - MS — Computer Science

Sep 2021Jun 2023

University of Washington

Bachelor of Science - BS — Computer Science

Jan 2017Aug 2021

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