YUE (ELSIE) WU

University of California, San Diego

Master of Science in Computer Science

New York University

Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science

PayPal · Software Engineer Intern

• Co-designed and deployed a RAG chatbot across the developer center, indexing 700+ documents into a vector store for semantic search.
• Implemented LangChain retrieval workflows with internal GPT-based models, raising response accuracy from 76% to 92%.
• Shipped automation agents that translated, validated, and audited documentation, cutting update cycles from seven to three days.

GYFR · Software Engineer Intern

• Developed a Golang banking service with gRPC APIs, PostgreSQL, and Redis-backed workers for asynchronous processing.
• Implemented 2FA using SMS one-time passwords and PASETO, strengthening account security controls.
• Set up CI/CD with GitHub Actions, containerised the stack with Docker, and deployed on AWS EKS.

JD.com · Software Engineer Intern

• Built Spring Boot and Vue.js data visualisations used by 20+ logistics teams for operational decision making.
• Designed RESTful APIs with MySQL persistence, optimising query performance through indexing and pooling.
• Partnered with designers to deliver polished UI components, including configurable charts and search experiences.

GYM Application

TypeScript · Firestore · Node.js · React

• Designed RESTful APIs for membership management, training sessions, and Stripe-powered billing.
• Delivered responsive React interfaces with reusable components and real-time Firebase data updates.
• Achieved 90%+ code coverage using Jest and React Testing Library across client and server modules.

Face Recognition Web Application

React · Node.js · Express · PostgreSQL

• Implemented JWT-secured authentication and CRUD APIs for user profiles and submissions.
• Integrated the Clarifai face-detection API to process user images with real-time updates.
• Applied secure validation and password encryption workflows across the Node.js backend.