William Tang

About William Tang

With over three years of professional experience, I specialize in AI-driven software development and user experience optimization at Microsoft. My mission is to create impactful and user-centric systems, aligning with Microsoft\'s culture of innovation and inclusivity. By leveraging cross-functional collaboration and algorithmic expertise, I aim to empower teams to deliver solutions that enhance engagement and accessibility. At Microsoft, I contribute to the seamless integration of AI-enhanced Copilot Discovery experiences, collaborating closely with the AI content team to deliver human-reviewed content within an intuitive UI framework. My work includes designing algorithms for personalized content placement, enhancing user engagement through data-driven insights.

Experience

1. Software Engineer Ii

   Microsoft

   Sep 2024 — Present · Redmond, WA, US

   Experienced software engineer specializing in real-time data pipelines and distributed stream processing. Recently led debugging and optimization of large-scale Apache Flink counting pipelines at Microsoft, tracing event flows end-to-end across C# processors, Kafka, and Flink — diagnosing silent data drops, fixing filter ordering bugs, and improving observability through sampled debug logging. Strong at navigating complex multi-service architectures and turning opaque pipeline failures into documented, repeatable debugging playbooks.In my role as a Software Engineer II at Microsoft in Redmond, Washington, I contribute to the migration of an AI-enhanced Copilot Discovery experience. Collaborating with the AI content team, I integrated human-reviewed AI-generated content within the UI framework. Developing algorithms for optimal placement of AI-generated content based on user preferences was a key focus of my work.

Education

• University of Utah

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science

  2017 — 2020