Summary
Lawrence Ou is a software engineer with nine years of experience building incentive, rewards, and ads systems at PayPal, currently contributing to Project Apollo, PayPal’s digital wallet network. He progressed through roles from SDE intern to Member of Technical Staff, driving production services for promotion rewarding engines and engagement platforms. With an MS from Carnegie Mellon and a BA from Boston University, he blends rigorous academic training with hands-on experience in high-scale fintech systems. Based in Milpitas, California, Lawrence combines backend engineering depth with product-focused delivery, often working at the intersection of incentives, offers, and wallet infrastructure. An alumnus of BU (2018) and CMU (2020), he brings a data-informed approach to designing reliable, customer-facing reward experiences.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS Information Technology, Master of Science - MS Information Technology at Carnegie Mellon University
Bachelor of Arts - BA Computer Science, Bachelor of Arts - BA Computer Science at Boston University
English, Chinese