Zhaoxuan Li
Software Engineer at Cartesian
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolZhaoxuan Li is a pragmatic software engineer based in Boston with nine years of hands-on experience building full-stack, cloud-native applications across edtech, construction tech, and research contexts. He specializes in replatforming legacy systems into Spring Boot microservices and modern React SPAs, and has led infrastructure modernization efforts including Terraform-driven IAM, k8s deployments, and PostgreSQL migrations. At BetterLesson he drove high-impact initiatives—SSO migrations, Zoom Webinar integrations, and a self-assessment system with 99%+ uptime—while mentoring junior engineers and improving code quality and security. Earlier roles show strong end-to-end delivery: from architecting interactive data visualizations and multitenant backends to deploying systems on AWS with CI/CD. A mission-driven developer with an MS in Information Science, he combines technical depth with clear communication and a proven knack for turning research or startup projects into production-grade products. Notably, he blends hands-on coding with infrastructure ownership, making him comfortable across product, platform, and operational concerns.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Information Science, Master of Science - MS, Information Science at University of PittsburghBachelor of Science - BS, Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Engineering at Michigan State University
Chinese, English, German, Japanese
Github Skills (16)
compile8
compile-time7
java7
abstract-syntax-tree7
atom-editor6
static-analysis6
beautify4
coffeescript4
beautifier4
indentation3
formatter3
textlint3
prettify3
bandwidth3
static-code-analysis3
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
tstejl/mymedialib
Jun 2019 - Mar 2020
a local media management app
Contributions:8 commits, 5 PRs, 7 pushes in 9 months
reactapp-managementmedia-management
tstejl/dlsite_folder_namechange
Mar 2018 - Nov 2019
Contributions:13 pushes in 1 year 8 months
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