Jay Liu Senior Software Engineer

Contributing to enterprise-level financial systems for investment management, trading, and client portfolio services at a global wealth management platform provider. Working in a high-reliability, security-critical environment with strict compliance requirements.

• Develop and enhance core platform components using .NET/C#, delivering measurable improvements in performance and reliability for systems handling billions in assets under management.
• Provide frontline production support — diagnosing complex production issues, performing root-cause analysis, and delivering timely fixes to maintain platform stability and uptime.
• Ensure consistent, predictable delivery within Agile sprints, contributing to sprint planning, code reviews, and architectural decisions while mentoring junior developers.
• Collaborate with globally distributed engineering teams, driving quality through rigorous code review and engineering best practices.
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, ensuring reliable and repeatable deployments across multiple environments.

Designing and building AI-powered tools and agentic systems to accelerate software development, automate workflows, and solve practical engineering problems.

• Built and operate an AI-Augmented SDLC pipeline — a closed-loop system integrating AI agents across the full software development lifecycle, from code generation and automated testing through to code review and validation, significantly accelerating development speed and delivery consistency.
• Developed AI agent systems for diagnostics, document retrieval, and engineering workflow automation using LLMs, RAG pipelines, and on-premise vector databases.
• Created vector embedding algorithms for semantic code compliance review and codebase indexing in restricted, zero-data-egress environments.
• Prototyped persistent long-term memory architectures for agent systems, improving cross-session context recall using multi-tier vector-based semantic retrieval.
• Volunteer AI Coach for HiLily (Microsoft Imagine Cup 2026), guiding AI architecture design — including AI pipeline development, conversational AI with memory systems, and AI-based fall detection — for a voice companion supporting independent living.

• Tutored IT students in programming fundamentals, software engineering principles, and design patterns.
• Guided learners through coursework and lab exercises, reinforcing coding standards and problem-solving techniques.
• Provided one-on-one mentoring and structured feedback to support student progression.

Designed and built an SMS reminder platform providing APIs and management interfaces for commercial customers.

• Built RESTful APIs using Flask with MySQL backend storage.
• Developed the management interface using React, Redux, and Ant Design.

Led a software consulting practice delivering enterprise middleware, management systems, and web platforms for multiple clients across advertising, mobile, and social commerce sectors.

• Designed and delivered an advertisement management system for Haiyi (Yuemei) Ltd using Ruby on Rails, MySQL, and JavaScript.
• Provided software development consulting for Meifan (Beijing) Ltd's mobile application, built with Java, Swift, and Node.js.
• Architected a WeChat-based application for Jiu Shiguang Ltd using Ruby on Rails and JavaScript.

Led the development team responsible for the company's Hospital Management Information System (HMIS) and digital presence.

• Designed system architecture and managed a team of developers building the core HMIS platform.
• Managed 16 company websites including SEO strategy and advertising systems.
• Drove annual revenue growth from ¥1.2M to ¥6M through technical marketing initiatives including tracking systems and SEO optimisation.