Kristy Tian is a Senior Software Engineer based in Seattle with a proven track record of designing and shipping cloud-native, scalable systems across Python, Java, Go, and Ruby. She has driven measurable outcomes—reducing MTTR through LLM-backed automation, improving API performance by 23%, and raising test coverage from 19% to 89%—while leading cross-functional teams and mentoring engineers. Her recent focus blends applied ML/LLM tooling (LangChain, LangGraph, LlamaIndex) with robust Kubernetes deployments and CI/CD automation, delivering production-grade RAG pipelines and agentic chatbots. Kristy is also an active open-source contributor to the OpenSearch Dashboards project, improving UI/UX and data-source management components. Known for turning ambiguous requirements into phased, high-impact deliverables, she combines systems architecture depth with a pragmatic bias toward observability and maintainability.
3 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.S.), Information Management, Master of Science (M.S.), Information Management at University of Washington
Master of Science (M.S.), Corporate Management, Master of Science (M.S.), Corporate Management at University of Science and Technology of China
📊 Open source visualization dashboards for OpenSearch.
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Full-stack Developer
Contributions:358 reviews, 40 commits, 112 PRs in 5 months
Contributions summary:Kristy primarily contributed to the OpenSearch Dashboards project, focusing on the development and enhancement of its user interface and associated functionalities. Their work involved implementing new features such as the "MultiDataSource" and credential management, which involved the creation of UI components, forms, and related functionalities, specifically within the data source management and index pattern management areas. They also addressed UX comments and updated documentation. The user also showed contributions to refactoring and code maintenance tasks.
📊 Open source visualization dashboards for OpenSearch.
Contributions:188 pushes, 39 branches in 1 year 1 month
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