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Cassie Liang

M.S. in Artificial Intelligence student at Northeastern University building backend services, distributed systems, and AI-powered products.
Targeting Software Engineering internships for Summer 2026, with a portfolio focused on Java backends, data-intensive systems, and production AI workflows.
Current focus: Spring Boot, FastAPI, REST APIs, MySQL/PostgreSQL, Redis, retrieval systems, and full-stack product delivery.
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Featured Projects

OrderFlow Java, Spring Boot, MySQL, Redis
Java Spring Boot order-processing backend refactored from a takeout-domain codebase into a reusable system for order lifecycle, inventory consistency, payment status updates, and operational workflows.
FinancialReport Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, React
Full-stack financial analysis platform that ingests filings, market data, and news, then runs retrieval, analysis, validation, and report assembly through a backend pipeline.
MemoryOS FastAPI, React, PostgreSQL, pgvector
Cross-platform personal memory system focused on hybrid retrieval, stale-memory handling, state consistency, and product-engineering reliability.
YouDescribe React, TypeScript, Google Cloud TTS
Software engineering internship work on accessibility and AI-assisted authoring, including playback controls across React/TypeScript and cloud TTS plus contextual description suggestions for visually impaired users.

Writing

Apr 17, 2026 OrderFlow Repository Notes
Apr 17, 2026 FinancialReport: Backend Pipeline and Retrieval Workflow
Apr 17, 2026 MemoryOS: Product Engineering and Retrieval Quality
Apr 03, 2026 From Accounting to Software Engineering
Apr 02, 2026 Study Notes and Interview Preparation Hub

Experience

YouDescribe | San Jose, CA Jan 2025 – Present
Software Engineering Intern
• Built and shipped a full-stack playback control feature across React/TypeScript and cloud-based TTS services for visually impaired users
• Designed and integrated an AI-assisted description workflow using transcript, scene context, and editorial guidance, reducing manual authoring time by 64% in a 30-user evaluation
Deloitte | Shanghai, China 2023 – 2024
Audit Associate
• Automated repetitive reporting and data-processing workflows with Python and VBA, improving consistency across 10+ templates
• Built reusable internal tooling to reduce manual effort and support more reliable financial operations
Northeastern University | San Jose, CA Sep 2024 – Present
Teaching Assistant, Foundations of Generative AI
• Supported graduate students on RAG, LLM systems, and applied generative AI implementation
• Helped students debug model pipelines, cloud setup, and system integration issues in project-based coursework

Skills

Languages: Java, Python, SQL, JavaScript/TypeScript, Go
Backend: Spring Boot, FastAPI, REST APIs, Async Processing, Microservices
Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis
Cloud / Infra: AWS, Docker, GitHub Actions, Git, Linux
Concepts: Data Structures, OOP, Distributed Systems, Caching, Fault Tolerance
Frontend: React