Summary
Tong Liu is a Principal Software Architect with 12+ years of experience designing and delivering high-availability backend services, real-time robotics control, and full-stack applications. Currently at Artly AI, he leads architecture for robotic state machines, action management, robot teaching, rule-engine recipe systems, and the end-to-end infrastructure that powers menu, ordering, analytics, and monitoring. His background includes building scalable services at Amazon Alexa and video ad platforms at FreeWheel and Baidu, giving him deep expertise in distributed systems, databases, and cloud (AWS). Tong combines hands-on engineering in Java and system design with product-focused thinking to bridge robotics, UX, and operations. Based in Bothell, WA, he is known for turning complex automation requirements into reliable, production-grade systems that improve everyday experiences. An engineer at heart, he often blends control systems thinking with large-scale backend patterns to solve practical automation challenges.
12 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Data informatics, Master's degree, Data informatics at University of Southern California
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science at Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications