background/experience

projects

resume

about me ๐Ÿ˜ผ

Hi, my name is Roland Yang! I'm a Senior studying computer science at UCLA. I'm interested in software engineering, data engineering, and product management.

I was born and raised in central New Jersey. Outside of work, I enjoy drumming, playing volleyball, hiking, skiing, playing video games, DJing, video editing, and chilling with my cats! ๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿ๐Ÿฅพโ›ท๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ๐ŸŽฅ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿฑ

Feel free to connect with me on any platform!

Roland Yangthis is a polaroid of me on a trip in taiwan!

relevant coursework ๐Ÿ“š


computer science

  • human computer interaction (CS 188)
  • theory of computing (CS 181)
  • intro to algorithms and complexity (CS 180)
  • computer animation (CS C174C)
  • intro to computer graphics (CS 174A)
  • fundamentals of artificial intelligence (CS 161)
  • data mining (CS 145)
  • web applications (CS 144)
  • data management systems (CS 143)
  • programming languages (CS 131)
  • software engineering (CS 130)
  • algorithms in computational genomics (CS C122)
  • computer network fundamentals (CS 118)
  • operating systems principles (CS 111)
  • software construction lab (CS 35L)
  • computer systems architecture (CS M151B)
  • introductory digital design laboratory (CS M152A)
  • logic design of digital systems (CS M15A)
  • intro to computer organization (CS 33)
  • data structures in c++ (CS 32)
  • object-oriented programming in c++ (CS 31)

math

  • statistics and probability (STATS 100A)
  • discrete structures (MATH 61)
  • linear algebra and applications (MATH 33A)
  • differential equations (MATH 33B)
  • multivariable calculus (MATH 32A/B)

business

  • engineering of complex systems (ENG 180)
  • real estate finance and investments (MGMT 170)
  • intro to technology management and economics (ENGR 110)

science

  • electrodynamics, optics, and special relativity (PHYSICS 1C)
  • oscillations, waves, electric and magnetic Fields (PHYSICS 1B)
  • mechanics physics lab (PHYSICS 4AL)

miscellaneous

  • food studies: ecocultural sustainability and diversity (M25)
  • engineering and society (ENG 183EW)
  • anime (JAPAN 75)
  • intro to geographic information systems (GEO 7)
  • languages and cultures of asia (ASIA 30)
  • introduction to architectural studies (ARCH&UD 30)
  • intro machine learning (ENGR 96)
  • symphonic band (MUSC 185F)
  • the disc jockey as performer (MSC IND 117)

โญ bonus: the roland test bank ๐Ÿค“

education ๐ŸŽ“


University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA) ๐Ÿป

Expected Graduation 2026

Bachelors of Science in Computer Science

Los Angeles, CA

(GPA: 3.896/4.0)

LA Hacks (Executive Director), Marching Band (Quadline Captain), Assocation of Chinese Americans (Sponsorships Chair), Theta Chi Fraternity (Historian), Chinese American Culture Night (Sponsorship Chair), Upsilon Pi Epsilon Computer Science Honor Society, DevX (Developer), MentorSEAS, Intramural Volleyball & Dodgeball


Bridgewater-Raritan High School ๐Ÿพ

2018 - 2022

High School Diploma

Bridgewater, NJ

(GPA: 4.7677)

eSports Club (President), C.O.D.E. Club (Secretary), Tri-M Music Honor Society (President), Marching Band & Indoor Percussion (Drumline Captain), Varsity Boys Volleyball, Student Council, National Chinese Honor Society

work experience ๐Ÿ’ผ

career work


Amazon ๐Ÿ“ฆ

Jun. 2025 - Sep. 2025

Software Development Engineer Intern

Sunnyvale, CA

Ring Pioneer Cloud - Smart Video Descriptions Notifcation Titles Hero Classifications.


Amazon ๐Ÿ“ฆ

Jun. 2024 - Sep. 2024

Software Development Engineer Intern

Sunnyvale, CA

Ring Smart Replies - Migration of Ring Doorbell Auto Response Service's Database from AppConfig to DynamoDB.


Golshani Lab ๐Ÿง 

Mar. 2024 - Dec. 2024

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Los Angeles, CA

Designing and implementing a user-friendly GUI using PyQt5 in Python for Voltage Image Processing. Enhances the current data pipeline process of neuron activation detection including registration, segementation, and extraction.


UCLA Smart Grid Energy Research Center ๐Ÿ”ฌ

Aug. 2023 - Nov. 2023

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Los Angeles, CA

Part-time research assistant for lab, worked on performing literature review on prior papers to determine best reinforcement learning algorithm(s) to use to solve electric vehicle charging grid problems.


AdSkate Inc ๐Ÿ“ˆ

Jun. 2021 - Oct. 2021 & Apr. 2022 - Sep. 2022

Software Engineer Intern

Remote

As a Slingshot Fellow, worked on a variety of projects helping out a CMU-based Startup. Most of my work involved using Python to analyze & process data and/or automate numerous different tasks. Still informally help out on the side from time to time. (RIP Slingshot)

odd jobs ๐Ÿ‘ท

other "professional" experiences


LA Hacks ๐Ÿ’ป

Oct. 2023 - Present

Executive Director (Formerly Sponsorships Director & Sponsorships Member)

Los Angeles, CA

Lead organizing Southern California's Largest Collegiate Hackathon- 50+ organizers and 1300+ hackers. Secured $160,000 in corporate and in-kind sponsorships from Fortune 500 Companies and Startups in 2025.


American Young Coder (AYC) Coding School ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿซ

Jan. 2024 - Jun. 2024

Coding Instructor

Remote

Instructed classes and gave private tutoring to middle school students on Intro to Python, Object-Oriented Programming in Python, and Intro to Java.


Flaming Grill & Supreme Buffet ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ

Aug. 2022 - Jan. 2023 & Sep. 2023

Host

Manville, NJ

Greeted and seated guests at designated tables. Took beverage orders. Handled front-desk duties such as take-out, cashier transactions, and phone calls. (all with the goat manager jeff ๐Ÿ)


Oak Crest Day Camp ๐Ÿ•๏ธ

Jun. 2019 - Aug. 2019

Camp Counselor (in Training)

Somerset, NJ

Participated in Oak Crest Day Camp's Leaders in Training program (LIT), in which I assisted and worked a counselor with a different camp group, consisting of elementary-aged kids, about every week.

awards/achievements ๐Ÿ†


  • 11x hackathon project wins
    • 3rd Place Best in Showcase (Virtual) @ Amazon Intern Emerging Innovators Challenge
    • Gode Chain Challenge @ LA Hacks 2023
    • 1st Place Overall, Best Design & Best use of Google Cloud @ RevolutionUC 2021
    • Most Interactive Project & Top 12 Overall @ Vizathon 2021
    • 3rd Place Overall @ LingHacks III
    • 2nd Place Overall & Best Domain @ GunnHacks 7.0
    • Best Design Hack @ HackTJ 8.0
    • Best Social Good Hack @ Hack-2-Connect 3.0
    • Best Domain @ WinHacks 2021
    • 1st Place Overall & Best Hardware @ MLH CorgiHacks
    • Prudential Alexa Prize @ hackMCST VI
  • american computer science league intermediate division gold 2021 (perfect score)
  • voted best gamer by the brhs class of 2022 ๐ŸŽฎ

misc. stuff ๐ŸŽจ

diversity


  • some video games i play: fortnite, valorant, fall guys, roblox, slime rancher, minecraft, osu ๐ŸŽฎ
  • random artists i have been listening to and enjoying recently: lamp, laufey, it's murph, chris lake, green day, zedd ๐ŸŽต
  • favorite web games to play in class: sexaginta~quattuordle, 2048, shellshock.io, connections, contexto, surviv.io ๐Ÿ’ป
  • ENTP
  • fav flavor of ice cream is mint chocolate chip ๐Ÿฆ
  • there is a viral instagram reel of me out there squatting while expressing gratitude...
  • nj -> socal ๐Ÿ“
  • i can hit a mean fortnite wiggle emote
  • favorite snacks: nerd gummy clusters (partially trauma bonded to this), trufruit, mike and ikes, acai with a lot of granola and nutella ๐Ÿฌ
  • i enjoy doing marching percussion! some of my experiences include the ucla marching band, pulse percussion, pow percussion, pacific crest drum and bugle corps, and รฉlan percussion! ๐Ÿฅ
    • my sophomore year of college, i accidentally ended up on taiwanese news after giving some kids my drumsticks after performing in taiwan

socials ๐Ÿ“ฑ


rolandyang@gmail.comgithub.com/rolandyanggwww.linkedin.com/in/yangrolandhttps://devpost.com/rolandyang

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