Summary
Pengfei Tan is a backend-focused Software Development Engineer with 12 years of experience building scalable, distributed systems at Amazon in the Greater Seattle area. He has led design and implementation of production services across inventory optimization, notification platforms, and Alexa Routines—often partnering with scientists to automate ML workflows and generate actionable reports. Pengfei drives engineering best practices, from shared CDK constructs and continuous deployment pipelines to onboarding client teams and defining platform standards. His background spans mobile and accessibility projects as well as academic teaching assistance, revealing a pragmatic engineer who cares about real-world impact and developer experience.
12 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Computer Science, 4.0, Master's degree, Computer Science, 4.0 at Northeastern University
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Computer Software Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Computer Software Engineering at Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Chinese, English