David J Li
Software Engineer
Dallas, TX | +1 (469) 638-2456 | Gmail | GitHub
SUMMARY
Full Stack Developer with expertise in modern frameworks, contributed to building scalable platforms like Faire
(e-commerce) and Quibi (streaming video) using cloud infrastructure and AI integration.
SKILLS
Frontend: React, React Native, Next.js, Vue, Angular
Backend: Python (Django, Flask), Node.js (Express.js, Nest.js), Java (Spring Boot), C# (ASP.NET Core),
RESTful APIs, GraphQL, WebSocket, WebRTC, Microservices
Database: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, DynamoDB, Data Modeling, Query Optimization
Cloud/DevOps: AWS, GCP, Vercel, Netlify, Heroku, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Jenkins, Git, GitHub,
DataDog
Testing: Jest, Playwright, Unit Testing, E2E Testing, Test-Driven Development (TDD), CI Integration
WORK EXPERIENCE
Faire San Francisco, CA
Software Engineer Dec 2020 – Present
● Contributed to building Faire’s e-commerce platform using React, Python/Flask, and AWS, ensuring high
user experience, scalability, and performance.
● Upgraded and modernized web and mobile applications, ensuring cross-browser compatibility and responsive
design across devices using React.
● Migrated legacy systems to modern React architecture, incorporating advanced React features such as
Error Boundaries, Strict Mode, Lazy Loading, Suspense, and Server-Side Rendering to enhance performance
and maintainability.
● Redesigned and optimized UX/UI using modern CSS frameworks like Material-UI, improving user
satisfaction by 20%.
● Designed and implemented microservice architectures using Python(Django), enabling synchronous and
asynchronous communication via RESTful APIs and Kafka.
● Integrated AI/ML libraries in Python to enhance analytics capabilities, dashboard insights, and advanced
search and filtering functionalities.
● Developed robust backend solutions for real-time messaging and notification systems utilizing WebSocket,
AWS Lambda, Python, and RabbitMQ.
● Optimized performance and scalability using AWS cloud infrastructure services and implemented
auto-CI/CD pipeline using Docker, Jenkins, Kubernetes.
● Collaborated in Agile environments, mentoring junior developers and contributing to the development of
high-quality, scalable software solutions.
Quibi Holdings LLC Los Angeles, CA
Software Engineer Aug 2018 – Dec 2020
● Developed the Quibi mobile app using React and React Native, contributing to backend systems with
Python ensuring high performance and reliability.
● Utilized AWS (EC2, S3, RDS) and GCP (Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, BigQuery) to implement scalable
and secure cloud infrastructure.
● Delivered pixel-perfect UX/UI designs with React and modern CSS libraries such as Tailwind CSS,
enhancing user experience.
● Optimized backend logic for speed and efficiency using Python(Flask) and Node.js, ensuring a seamless
application workflow.
● Enhanced search algorithms with AI-driven analytics libraries in Python, increasing user engagement by
30%.
● Improved video streaming quality and reduced buffering times by 40% through GCP Cloud CDN
optimization with Node.js.
● Developed flexible data flow for video streaming using WebSocket and WebRTC technologies.
● Established comprehensive testing workflows, including Unit Testing, E2E Testing, API Testing, and
Behavior Testing, using Jest, Pytest, Playwright, Postman, and Cucumber to deliver high-quality code.
EDUCATION
Texas Tech University 2014 - 2018
Bachelor of Computer Science 2018
