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Yize Liu

Software Engineer

yl7401@nyu.edu(215)-980-9693Brooklyn, NYLinkedInGitHub

Education

Master of Science, Computer Science

Sept 2024 - Dec 2025

New York University, Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, NY

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science (Minor: Economics and Mathematics)

Sept 2020 - May 2024

New York University, Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, NY

Experience

Payroll Technology Specialist

Feb 2026 - Present

On-Time Payroll - Remote

  • Developing custom software solutions to streamline payroll management and automate internal operations
  • Integrating agentic LLMs to enhance customer support workflows and automate repetitive internal tasks
  • Designing and building customer-facing full-stack websites with Next.js

Full Stack Software Engineer

Jan 2025 - Dec 2025

New York University - NYC

  • Designed and built a comprehensive web platform for NYU’s department of lab operations
  • Developed a responsive front-end utilizing Next.js and Tailwind CSS to deliver interactive lab visualizations
  • Architected a scalable back-end utilizing Python, Django, and PostgreSQL to manage a complex relational dataset, tracking 20,000+ tagged inventory assets across hundreds of facility rooms

Software Engineer Intern

Summer 2023 & Summer 2024

Amazon Web Services (AWS) - NYC

  • Architected and deployed a machine-learning-based productivity solution to surface actionable insights for billing workflows
  • Designed and implemented a full-stack internal development tool that automates record keeping for test builds
  • Utilized a variety of AWS services such as API Gateway, AuroraDB, Lambda, SageMaker, CDK, CloudFormation, CloudFront, S3 and EC2 to enable an automated continuous deployment pipeline
  • Collaborated within an Agile team, utilizing CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and code review processes

Projects

AI-Based Support Agent

  • Engineered an LLM-based support ticket management chatbot with agentic capabilities using LangChain and the Gemini API

Real-Time IoT Malware Detection Pipeline

  • Collaborated with other students to build a ML model that detects malware in IoT network traffic using Kafka and Spark

CoFun Social Platform

  • Designed and implemented a full-stack social networking platform to facilitate student connectivity utilizing Python, PostgreSQL, HTML, and CSS
  • Authored technical design documents and engineered the database schema, back-end infrastructure, and key front-end components

Mock Airline Ticketing System

  • Developed a full-stack airline reservation and management web app using Python, Flask, and MySQL enabling customer booking workflows, staff operations, flight management, and reporting features

ESP8266 E-Ink Subway Time Tracker

  • Reverse engineered an ESP8266-based e-paper display and programmed it to fetch live NYC subway data, render arrival info and service status, and run reliably for months using knowledge in networking, JSON parsing, and hardware integration

Skills

Programming Languages

PythonC++JavaC#JavaScript/TypeScriptSwiftSQL

AI & Machine Learning

LLMs (OpenAI, Gemini)LangChainRAGAgentic FrameworksPrompt EngineeringScikit-learnPandasNumPyKafkaSpark

Web & Mobile Development

ReactNext.jsNode.jsTailwind CSSDjangoFlaskFlutter

Databases

PostgreSQLMySQLAmazon AuroraMongoDBVector Databases

DevOps & Security

GitGitHub ActionsJenkinsAWS ServicesComputer SecurityAgile/Scrum

Graphics

UnityOpenGLShader ProgrammingAugmented Reality