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Jiatang Dong

Bellevue,WA

Summary

Experienced Senior Software Engineer with a Master's in Artificial Intelligence from Georgia Institute of Technology and over 7 years at Microsoft. Specializing in full-stack development with a strong track record in modernizing legacy systems, leading development initiatives, and software architecture design.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Software Engineer

Microsoft
Redmond, WA
12.2019 - Current
  • Led Development of GroupMe Web Client: Spearheaded the development and maintenance of the GroupMe web client, consistently delivering new features and modernizing the tech stack from Ruby/AngularJS/Heroku to Node.js/Vue/AWS.
  • Backend Service Ownership: Managed and maintained several microservices for GroupMe, including the marketing site, admin/dev portal, and analytics, using a diverse technology stack (Ruby/Golang/Docker/PostgreSQL/AWS). Contributed to core services like authentication, conversations, and messaging.
  • Test Automation Initiative: Established and maintained the end-to-end and integration test projects for GroupMe, utilizing Playwright and Jest to ensure robust software quality.

Software Engineer II

Microsoft
Redmond, WA
09.2017 - 12.2019
  • Team for work project: Contributed to the development and maintenance of the chat aggregation service, significantly enhancing Teams chat data exchange performance. Utilized C#, .Net Core, and Azure
  • Teams for Life Project: Designed and prototyped a secure data sharing feature with end-to-end encryption

Senior Software Developer

Eze Software Group
Alpharetta, GA
06.2015 - 09.2017

Led front-end development, AQA, and DevOps for the IMS Commission App. Contributed to back-end development and collaborated with PM/UX on business analysis and product design.

Software Engineer

Lucena Research
Atlanta, GA
09.2012 - 06.2015

Developed the QuantDesk™ Web App and Bloomberg App. Built the middle-tier API service and back-end quantitative service.

Web Software Developer

CWNP
Atlanta, GA
11.2010 - 09.2012

Developed and maintain CWNP web site and auto customer support processes on Salesforce system.

Education

Master of Science - Artificial Intelligence

Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, CA
05-2022

Master of Science - Computer and Information Sciences

Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN
10-2010

Bachelor of Science - Psychology

Beijing Normal University
Beijing, China
07-2003

Skills

  • JavaScript/HTML/CSS
  • AngularJS/React/Vue
  • Nodejs
  • C#
  • Ruby
  • GO
  • Python
  • AWS/Azure

Timeline

Senior Software Engineer

Microsoft
12.2019 - Current

Software Engineer II

Microsoft
09.2017 - 12.2019

Senior Software Developer

Eze Software Group
06.2015 - 09.2017

Software Engineer

Lucena Research
09.2012 - 06.2015

Web Software Developer

CWNP
11.2010 - 09.2012

Master of Science - Artificial Intelligence

Georgia Institute of Technology

Master of Science - Computer and Information Sciences

Middle Tennessee State University

Bachelor of Science - Psychology

Beijing Normal University
Jiatang Dong