Yi Qian

About Yi Qian

AI Systems Engineer specializing in agentic workflows, LLM orchestration, and…

Experience

1. Software Engineer

   Microsoft

   Jun 2021 — Present · Redmond, WA, US

   Led design and delivery of AI Copilot solutions for Microsoft’s Learning & Development platform, serving over 300K global employees.Built and owned the Course Targeting System, reducing evaluation time by 50% and cutting Cosmos DB cost by 80%.Designed and shipped Learning Professional Agent and L&D Admin Copilot, integrating Azure OpenAI, Semantic Kernel, and Copilot Studio to power microlearning creation, course recommendations, and HR insights.Drove cross-org integration with the Content-to-Role Mapping team, automating manual handoffs and reducing per-course operational effort from 15 hours to 3 hours.Proposed and implemented a solution that resolved 98% of overdue issues from first-time course assignment—a 5+ year legacy problem—improving global HR compliance and user experience.Created a Synapse-based unit test architecture adopted by Microsoft’s HR Management org for system health validation.Collaborated closely with PMs, designers, and partner teams to shape product direction, refine UX flows, and deliver scalable backend services.

Education

• National University of Singapore

  Summer Program, Computer Science

  2016 — 2016

• The George Washington University - School of Engineering & Applied Science

  Master of Engineering - MEng, Computer Science

  2017 — 2019

• Huazhong University of Science and Technology

  Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science

  2013 — 2017