Leslie Zhang

Software Engineer @ Microsoft | Developing AI Solutions

Greater Seattle Area

About

As a Software Engineer at Microsoft, I contribute to the Office AI team by creating advanced software solutions aimed at enhancing productivity and user experiences. With over 7 years of professional experience, my work is anchored in a strong foundation of AI and design architecture.

Experience

  • Software Engineer at Microsoft
    Aug 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 11 mos

    Office AI

  • Software Engineer at Amazon
    Jan 2020 - May 2022 · 2 yrs 5 mos

    • Implemented and launched the Alexa occupancy routine feature that is currently serving over 51k customers as of Dec 2021. • Implemented software that generated reports of the performance our occupancy algorithm against the ground truth. • Improved and fine tuned BLE signals to increase accuracy in presence detection. • Implemented a lambda subscribed to a SNS topic that deletes profile information across multiple presence services on customer demand. • Insisting on high standard of service level agreements through operational on-call. • Managed deployment of Alexa presence services through code pipeline and AWS codedeploy. • Tools: EC2, Lambda, Cloudwatch, S3, Redis, Kinesis, Code Deploy, DynamoDB, SQS, SNS, Cloud Formation

  • Software Developer Intern at Visier Inc.
    May 2019 - Aug 2019 · 4 mos

    • Designed and implemented APIs with token security that monitor and persist Machine Learning service information using Postgres and Scala.

  • Software Engineer Intern at LinkedIn
    May 2018 - Aug 2018 · 4 mos

    • Designed, implemented and tested the search API across LinkedIn messaging and conversations.

  • Teaching Assistant for Relational Databases (CPSC 304) at The University of British Columbia
    Jan 2018 - Apr 2018 · 4 mos

    • Lead tutorials and office hours to facilitate understanding of database design, SQL and database systems to undergraduates. • Managed and guided 10 teams on designing and implement their database projects.