Burton Jong

SWE Intern at Tesla | SwE at UofC, Prev @ Pason

Palo Alto, California, United States

About

Hi, I'm Burton! I’m a 3rd year Software Engineering student at the University of Calgary passionate about fullstack development and bulidng software to help others. I’ve worked on several academic, industry, and personal projects, from a full-stack applications using React and Node.js to a data pipeline tools with Python and AWS, and I enjoy solving both UI/UX challenges and backend logic. I've recently been especially interested in cloud-native and scalable systems on AWS and continuously learning modern best practices and new technologies. I believe in writing maintainable code, collaboration, and delivering real features that people use. Feel free to connect with me and we can chat!

Experience

  • Software Engineer Intern at Tesla
    Apr 2026 - Present · 3 mos

  • University of Calgary Solar Car Team (Calgary, AB)
    • Telemetry Tech Lead
      Sep 2024 - Present · 1 yr 10 mos

      developing and maintaining telemetry systems to monitor performance and make better decisions with real-time data for asc and fsgp

    • Telemetry Team Member
      May 2024 - Sep 2024 · 5 mos

  • Code the Change YYC (Calgary, Alberta, Canada)
    • VP Tech
      Apr 2025 - Present · 1 yr 3 mos

      leading the tech team to build software for non-profits and mentoring the new generation of devs

    • Jr. VP Tech
      Sep 2024 - Apr 2025 · 8 mos

    • Student Developer
      Dec 2023 - Sep 2024 · 10 mos

  • Software Engineer Intern at Pason
    Apr 2025 - Apr 2026 · 1 yr 1 mo

    developing new features for analyzing real-time data from oil rigs

  • Undergraduate Research Assistant at University of Calgary
    May 2024 - Aug 2024 · 4 mos

    identifying the robustness of AI generated code