roland yang

background/experience

projects

resume

about me 😼

Hi, my name is Roland Yang! I'm a generalist software engineer who recently graduated from UCLA with a degree in Computer Science.

I'm driven by turning ideas into experiences that resonate with others. Whether through software, events, videos, or other creative work, I find fulfillment in bringing things to life that connect people, encourage growth, or simply give others something to enjoy.

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! 🥁🏐🥾⛷️🎮🎥👨‍💻🐱

Feel free to connect with me on any platform! I'd love to chat!

Roland Yangfilm pic of me on a trip in alaska!

education 🎓

University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA) 🐻

2022 - 2026
Bachelors of Science in Computer Science

Los Angeles, CA

(GPA: 3.842/4.0)

LA Hacks (Executive Director), Marching Band (Quadline Captain), Assocation of Chinese Americans (Sponsorships Chair + Intern Coord), 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 🐾

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 💼

career work

Anduril

Aug. 2026 - Present

Software Engineer

Costa Mesa, CA

Maritime Applications

Amazon 📦

Jun. 2025 - Sep. 2025

Software Development Engineer Intern

Sunnyvale, CA

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

Amazon 📦

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 🧠

Mar. 2024 - Dec. 2024

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Los Angeles, CA

Designed and implemented a user-friendly GUI using PyQt5 in Python for Voltage Image Processing. Enhanced the existing data pipeline process of neuron activation detection including registration, segementation, and extraction.

UCLA Smart Grid Energy Research Center 🔬

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 📈

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. Primarily worked in Python on various data analysis, processing, R&D, and automation tasks.

odd jobs 👷

other experiences

LA Hacks 💻

Oct. 2023 - Jun. 2026

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.

Association of Chinese Americans (ACA) 🇨🇳

May. 2025 - Jun. 2026

Sponsorships Director + Intern Coordinator

Los Angeles, CA

a very chinese time in my life

American Young Coder (AYC) Coding School 👨‍🏫

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 🍽️

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 🐐)

Oak Crest Day Camp 🏕️

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 🏆

  • 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 🎮

fun facts 🎨

some more about me!

  • ENTP
  • fav flavor of ice cream is mint chocolate chip 🍦
  • there is a viral instagram reel of me out there squatting while expressing gratitude...
  • nj -> socal 📍
  • 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 🍬
  • random artists i have been listening to and enjoying recently: ninajirachi, malcolm todd, beabadoobee, joe hisaishi (studio ghibli = lock in music) 🎵
  • used to do a lot of marching band 🥁
  • i run a compilation tiktok account 👑

socials 📱

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

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