James Dong

James Dong

Software Engineer Intern

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    CS @ USC|Prev @ Tesla

  • Education

    • University of Southern California

      2022 - 2025
      Bachelor of Science - BS Computational and Applied Mathematics

      Activities and Societies: Trojan Boxing Club

  • Experience

    • SkillUpIT

      Mar 2023 - Sept 2023
      Software Engineer Intern

      • Spearheaded development and optimization of "Limited Time Discount & Buy Now" feature, integrating Redis and RocketMQ with the MySQL master-slave architecture, resulting in a tenfold increase in throughput to 50,000 queries per second (QPS) • Pioneered segregation of order service into discount and order microservices in line with Domain-Driven Design (DDD) principles, boosting system resilience. Executed unit tests using JUnit and Mockito, increasing test coverage from 60% to 85% • Designed asynchronous order creation with RocketMQ, reducing 20% error rates during peak loads and increasing system reliability ◦ Developed a "Pay-Check & Cancel" mechanism, leveraging delayed message consumption to manage payment verification; Fine-tuned MySQL's optimistic-lock mechanism to expedite inventory updates and streamline order processing pipeline Show less

    • SwapU, Inc.

      May 2023 - Aug 2023
      Software Engineer Intern

      • Revitalized user interface of an iOS application by employing Swift and SwiftUI, resulted in a daily active users enhance from 0 to 50+ and improved user engagement by 30% • Reengineered web application stack using React and Node.js, coupled with Firebase, to enhance responsiveness and efficiency, achieving a 25% surge in page load speed ◦ Instituted a verification process with ".edu" email-only registration, curtailing random email sign-ups by 40%; Seamlessly integrated Stripe for payment processing, fortifying transaction security and elevating user satisfaction levels by 20% Show less

    • Tesla

      May 2024 - Aug 2024
      Software Engineer Intern

      ◦ Engineered 8 RESTful APIs across stacks and database management system, leveraging React, C#, .NET and MongoDB to handle GB-level data, assigning specific permissions and allowing business users to manage and update FICO bands, credit ratings, and APR configurations for Tesla's global financial products.◦ Debugged and reduced backend intervention by 50% and boosted developer operational independence by 30% ◦ Developed and deployed a distributed system by C#, MySQL and Jenkins for publishing promotion updates to Financial Disclaimers onto a RabbitMQ queue, enabling seamless data consumtion by cross-functional teams and stakeholders, resulting in a 100% in accuracy and a 50% reduction in promotion time ◦ Redesigned the Financial Products storage infrastructure to dynamically communicate with multiple databases based on request identifiers, improving operation accuracy by 40% for Tesla's business users across environment Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • University of Michigan (MOOC): Python for Everybody

      Coursera
    • IBM Data Science & Capstone Project

      Coursera
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to James Dong
      American Regions Mathematics League (ARML) - Apr 2020 Led a team of five and win individual top 10/ National silver team award
    • Awarded to James Dong
      National Junior Swimming Championships - Jul 2018 Won 50 back as the fifth place, 100 free as the third place and four relay as national gold medallist
    • Awarded to James Dong
      Southern China Horn Performance Contest - May 2018 Won the competition as the second prize