Summary
Alan Liu is a software engineer and dual Mathematics & Computer Science student at the University of Maryland with nine years of hands-on experience and a perfect academic record. He has progressed from STEP and chat-backend internships at Google to a full-time Software Engineer role there, demonstrating a track record of shipping backend systems at scale. At UMD he reinforced his technical depth by teaching and designing courses in programming languages and data structures, translating pedagogy into clearer, maintainable code. Comfortable in both research-adjacent academics and high-impact industry teams, he blends formal mathematical thinking with practical engineering discipline. Based in College Park, he brings a rare combination of rigorous academics, early industry maturity, and a focus on backend reliability that makes him effective on complex platform teams.
9 years of coding experience
4.0, 4.0 at Dulaney High School
Bachelor of Science - BS, Mathematics and Computer Science, 4.0, Bachelor of Science - BS, Mathematics and Computer Science, 4.0 at University of Maryland