Hi, I'm Yi Li—a Senior Software Engineer with a decade of experience building scalable UI and BI solutions. I love turning complex problems into clean, delightful interfaces that teams actually enjoy using. Most recently at MicroStrategy, I led efforts on Amplify-UI—Amazon's internal SaaS platform—while also shipping robust web and mobile UI components, API integrations, and production tooling. I thrive in collaborative environments and enjoy creating high-performance experiences that empower product teams.

Yi Li

Hi, I'm Yi Li—a Senior Software Engineer with a decade of experience building scalable UI and BI solutions. I love turning complex problems into clean, delightful interfaces that teams actually enjoy using. Most recently at MicroStrategy, I led efforts on Amplify-UI—Amazon's internal SaaS platform—while also shipping robust web and mobile UI components, API integrations, and production tooling. I thrive in collaborative environments and enjoy creating high-performance experiences that empower product teams.

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Hi, I’m Yi Li—a Senior Software Engineer with a decade of experience building scalable UI and BI solutions. I love turning complex problems into clean, delightful interfaces that teams actually enjoy using.

Most recently at MicroStrategy, I led efforts on Amplify-UI—Amazon’s internal SaaS platform—while also shipping robust web and mobile UI components, API integrations, and production tooling. I thrive in collaborative environments and enjoy creating high-performance experiences that empower product teams.

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Language

English
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Work Experience

Senior Software Engineer at Amazon
November 1, 2017 - Present
Led development of Amplify-UI, Amazon's internal SaaS platform, standardizing UI/UX across web and mobile products. Engineered accessible, reusable React components compliant with WCAG using Redux, Tailwind CSS, and Shadcn, enhancing front-end velocity and inclusion. Optimized React Native iOS/Android apps resulting in 12% faster load times and improved performance consistency. Deployed Vue.js micro-dashboards prioritizing fast load and minimal build overhead. Improved frontend performance with Next.js static generation and server-side rendering, boosting SEO and page speed. Built robust RESTful APIs with NestJS and Django for metadata and configuration services. Extended backend capabilities with secure, high-performance C# (.NET) services supporting microservice integrations. Integrated Stripe APIs automating billing, subscription lifecycle, and secure payment handling. Managed scalable AWS infrastructure, including Cognito for auth, ECS containers, and Lambda serverless functions, e
Senior Software Engineer at MicroStrategy
November 1, 2017 - September 3, 2025
Built analytics features and web applications using MicroStrategy's custom JavaScript library 'Mojo,' combining Dojo and jQuery-like tools for advanced UI and BI solutions. Engineered responsive web apps with React.js and TypeScript delivering intuitive dashboards and data exploration tools for enterprise users. Modernized legacy JavaScript and JSP-based modules by migrating functionality into Angular and React frameworks improving performance and maintainability. Built high-throughput backend services with Node.js and Java Spring Boot supporting complex query execution and metadata-driven data modeling. Developed and maintained RESTful and GraphQL APIs for secure, efficient access to analytics data and user configurations. Containerized microservices using Docker and managed orchestrated deployments with Kubernetes improving release cycles and scalability. Integrated Kafka-based messaging pipelines for real-time event tracking, audit logging, and proactive system health diagnostics. I
Software Engineer Internship at Hook Mobile
May 1, 2013 - September 3, 2025
Built Android apps using the AGE SDK integrating video ads triggered by call events based on Facebook user data. Replaced native Java methods with jQuery-powered web interfaces using WebView, streamlining cross-platform development. Contributed to SDK packaging, JavaDoc documentation, and internal tools to support app scalability and integration.
Senior Software Engineer at Amazon
November 1, 2017 - Present
Led development of Amplify-UI, Amazon’s internal SaaS platform, standardizing UI/UX across web and mobile products. Implemented accessible, reusable React components with Redux, Tailwind CSS, and serverless backends; optimized iOS/Android apps; integrated billing/workflow APIs; containerized services on Kubernetes; established CI/CD with GitHub Actions; built ETL pipelines and real-time analytics; contributed to SPA/SSR performance improvements and SEO.
Senior Software Engineer at MicroStrategy
November 1, 2017 - September 19, 2025
Built analytics features and web apps using MicroStrategy Mojo/Dojo tooling; engineered responsive UI with React/TypeScript; modernized legacy JavaScript modules and migrated to modern frameworks for improved performance and maintainability. Created REST/GraphQL APIs for secure data access and deployed containerized microservices with CI/CD pipelines.
Software Engineer Intern at Hook Mobile
May 1, 2013 - September 19, 2025
Developed Android apps using AGESDK, integrating video ads triggered by user events; migrated native Java modules to web-interfaced tooling; contributed to SDK packaging and internal tooling to support scalable app development.
Senior Software Engineer at MicroStrategy
November 1, 2017 - September 19, 2025
05/2013 – 11/2017 (Tyson's Corner, VA): Built analytics features and web apps using MicroStrategy's custom JavaScript library Mojo, combining Dojo and jQuery-like tools for advanced UI/BI solutions.
Senior Software Engineer at MicroStrategy
November 1, 2017 - Present
11/2017 – Present (Seattle, WA): Spearheaded Amplify-UI, Amazon's internal SaaS platform, standardizing UI/UX across web and mobile products. Engineered accessible, reusable React components (WCAG-compliant) with Redux and Tailwind CSS; optimized front-end with Next.js SSR; built RESTful APIs with NestJS (Node.js) and Django (Python) for metadata/config services; extended back-end capabilities with C#/.NET; integrated Stripe for billing; managed scalable AWS infrastructure (Cognito, ECS, Lambda); developed AI tooling with Python, LangChain, and OpenAI APIs; maintained CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions; implemented Kubernetes, Kafka-based messaging, Redis, and CDN configurations; built real-time event tracking, auditing, and health diagnostics; created dynamic ETL pipelines with Python and Airflow; enabled Single Sign-On/OAuth2 authentication; containerized microservices with Docker and Kubernetes.

Education

Master Science in Computer Science at The George Washington University
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2012
Bachelor's Degree of Software Engineering at Dalian University of Technology
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2010
Master of Science in Computer Science at The George Washington University
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2012
Bachelor of Software Engineering at Dalian University of Technology
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2010
Bachelor's Degree in Software Engineering at Dalian University of Technology
January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2012
Certificate JavaScript (Advanced) at Dalian University of Technology
January 1, 2006 - December 31, 2010

Qualifications

JavaScript (Advanced) Certificate
January 11, 2030 - September 3, 2025
TypeScript Essentials Certification
January 11, 2030 - September 3, 2025
Certified Kubernetes Application Developer
January 11, 2030 - September 3, 2025
Certified React Developer
January 11, 2030 - September 3, 2025
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Platinum
January 11, 2030 - September 3, 2025
MicroStrategy Certified Developer
January 11, 2030 - September 3, 2025
JavaScript (Advanced) Certification
January 11, 2030 - September 19, 2025
Certified Kubernetes Application Developer
January 11, 2030 - September 19, 2025
React Developer Certification
January 11, 2030 - September 19, 2025
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
January 11, 2030 - September 19, 2025
AWS Certified Developer – Associate
January 11, 2030 - September 19, 2025
JavaScript (Advanced) Certification
January 1, 2006 - December 31, 2010
Kubernetes Certified Application Developer
January 11, 2030 - September 19, 2025
React Developer Certification
January 11, 2030 - September 19, 2025
AWS Certified Solutions Architect
January 11, 2030 - September 19, 2025

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Financial Services, Professional Services, Telecommunications, Media & Entertainment, Computers & Electronics, Education