Summary
Hongyan Li is a Software Engineer 2 based in the Greater Seattle Area with over a decade of experience building backend systems and cloud infrastructure, currently contributing to Azure Machine Learning compute at Microsoft. She previously developed scalable services for Amazon’s Global Selling platform and worked on internet advertising systems at NetEase, bringing practical expertise in Java, Python, C++, PHP and databases. Her academic background—an M.S. in Control Theory and Control Engineering—gives her a strong foundation in systems thinking and rigorous testing, reflected in her emphasis on unit testing and reliability. Comfortable across both product-facing and infrastructure engineering, she blends research-informed approaches with hands-on implementation to deliver robust, production-grade systems.
2 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Education (BEd), Mechanical Engineering and Automation, 4.1/5.0, Bachelor of Education (BEd), Mechanical Engineering and Automation, 4.1/5.0 at Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
English, Chinese