**Tony Li**
Los Angeles, CA
812-518-8669 | with.tony.li@gmail.com
linkedin.com/in/jxtonyl i | github.com/tony1e

### **SKILLS**
- Problem solving; Efficient information retrieval (Google)
- Mobile/Web App & Backend Development
- Languages: Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Swift, HTML, CSS
- Frameworks/Tools: React, SQL/NoSQL, Git/GitHub, RESTful API

### **EXPERIENCE**
**Volunteer Full Stack Engineer**, Hack for LA (Los Angeles, CA)
*Apr. 2024 – Present*
- Maintained Hack for LA site using HTML, CSS, JavaScript; tested with Docker
- Authored GitHub issues, performed PR reviews, managed CI/CD via GitHub Actions

**Full Stack Engineer**, Depoll (Los Angeles, CA)
*Jul. 2023 – Present*
- Built cross-platform mobile app with Expo (React) & Firebase
- Designed NoSQL database (Firestore), configured Firebase Auth & security rules
- Developed cloud functions for automated data processing

**Software Engineering Intern**, 222 (Marina Del Rey, CA)
*Jun. 2022 – Jul. 2022*
- Developed iOS MVP in SwiftUI, streamlined signup flow (80% friction reduction)
- Built backend cloud functions (Python) for API/database integration; deployed on GCP

**Research Assistant**, Sichuan University (Chengdu, China)
*Jul. 2020 – Jun. 2021*
- Led anomaly detection projects; developed PostgreSQL parser (ANTLR4/Java)
- Preprocessed SQL queries (Python) for DL models; built internal website (HTML/CSS)

**Backend Development Intern**, Inspur Finance (Jinan, China)
*Aug. 2019 – Sep. 2019*
- Developed REST API (Django/Python) for internal testing tool
- Optimized API (Swagger) & database (MySQL); tested via Postman

### **EDUCATION**
**University of Southern California**, Los Angeles, CA
*MS in Computer Science (GPA: 4.0/4.0)* | *Aug. 2021 – May 2023*
Relevant Coursework: Algorithms, Databases, Web Technologies, Security

**Sichuan University**, Chengdu, China
*BS in Computer Science (GPA: 3.76/4.0)* | *Sep. 2016 – Jun. 2020*
- Sichuan University Scholarship (2017–2019)

### **PROJECTS**
**TrafficAware** (NSIN Partnership) | *Jan. 2023 – May 2023*
- Led team of 7; delivered traffic analysis tool prototype for US Air Force
- Designed system architecture, web app, and SQL database

**Paper Trading** (Web Tech Project) | *Mar. 2022 – May 2022*
- Stock trading simulator with real-time pricing (Express.js, Angular, SwiftUI)
- Deployed backend & web app on GCP

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