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Hello, I'm

michelle lum

software engineer
michelle lum
about me
  • 1.5 years @ stripe
  • currently working on the infrastructure that powers stripe billing

  • previously @ google and the new york times

  • harvey mudd college graduate, may 2023
  • computer science and media studies double major

    • michellelum123@gmail.com

    • 408-981-6570

    programming languages
    Java, Scala, C++, C, Python, Ruby, SQL, R
    TypeScript, JavaScript, Dart
    technologies
    React, Redux, Angular, HTML, CSS, Sass, Bootstrap
    Amazon AWS, Firebase, MongoDB, PostgreSQL
    Express, Node.js, Terraform, Git, GitHub
    adobe creative cloud
    Photoshop, Lightroom, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro
    languages
    French, Chinese, English

    experience

    aug 2023 - present
    software engineer @ stripe
    stripe billing
    oct 2024 - present

    Building key infrastructure to power Stripe Billing, including

  • Memcached-backed rate limiter to handle traffic spikes across API endpoints
  • and observability for test clocks (used by 170k+ merchants to test integrations).

    • Helped deliver Stripe Scripts for Stripe Sessions 2025 by

  • conducting load tests
  • setting up synthetics
  • and implementing performance optimizations.

    • Spearheaded reliability efforts for Stripe's Revenue and Finance Automation org.

    stripe revenue recognition
    aug 2023 - oct 2024

    Moonlit as an accountant while shipping

    Stepped up to rebuild team post departure of 5 ICs, taking initiative to

  • mentor new teammates
  • and revamp internal docs, enabling 3 new ICs to ramp up in minimal time.

    • jun 2023 - aug 2023
    newsroom engineering intern @ the new york times
    interactive news

    Powered coverage of the 2023 Women's World Cup by

  • setting up data feed to update scoreboards across the Times website in realtime.

    • Aided in reader-sourced reporting efforts by

  • creating a map-based dashboard of responses by location
  • and migrating application database from MongoDB to PostgreSQL.

    • Helped journalists with one-off data requests.

    nyt maker week 2023

    Won Most Innovative & Most Disruptive for Playwall, NYT Games embedded in the paywall.

    may 2022 - aug 2022
    software engineering intern @ stripe
    stripe billing

    Built proof-of-concept to connect Stripe Invoicing and Stripe Bill Pay, and craft a seamless Stripe-to-Stripe experience.

    may 2021 - aug 2021
    step intern @ google
    google ads keyword planner

    Introduced new data to help advertisers make better informed keyword selection decisions for search campaigns.

    intern leadership speaker series

    Moderated Intern Leadership Speaker Series talk with Vint Cerf, father of the Internet and Google's Chief Internet Evangelist, attended by 300+ interns.

    projects

    women's world cup
    2023

    Data pipeline to live update scoreboards and standings across The New York Times website.

    NYT Women's World Cup Standings Page

    typescript

    reader-sourced reporting
    2023

    Dashboard of responses by location for Attribute, NYT's tool for callouts and reader-sourced reporting.

    react

    typescript

    mongodb

    playwall
    2023

    NYT Games embedded in the paywall. Play to unlock articles.
    Most Innovative at NYT Maker Week.

    react

    typescript

    cheap talk
    2022-2024

    NLP for the study of corporate social responsibility messaging on Twitter.
    Paper at FinNLP-KDF-ECONLP 2024.

    Cheap Talk FinNLP-KDF-ECONLP 2024 Paper

    python

    topic modeling

    twitter api

    nordstrom clinic
    2022-2023

    Harvey Mudd senior capstone project with Nordstrom Search team.
    ML evaluation of search results.

    Harvey Mudd College Nordstrom Clinic Project

    python

    amazon aws

    vgg-16

    task monster
    2022

    Web app for task management.
    Create to-do lists, prioritize action items, and save data to the cloud.

    react

    javascript

    firebase

    cinematic feature labeling
    2022

    Computer vision for cinematic feature labeling. Evaluated classical methods for head detection.

    Cinematic Feature Labeling Head Localization Example

    python

    opencv

    matplotlib

    sustainably yours
    2021

    Online marketplace for secondhand clothing. 1st Place Social Good & Best Design at HackMerced 2021.

    react

    redux

    mongodb

    twilio api

    divvy
    2021

    Divvy up household tasks equitably. 2nd Overall & Best Working from Home Empowerment at Pearl Hacks.

    Divvy

    react

    reactstrap

    google api

    coronavirus chatbot
    2021

    Ask questions about COVID-19.

    Coronavirus Chatbot

    react

    tensorflow.js

    atlantic covid api

    anyone can draw
    2021

    Convert photos to art.

    Anyone Can Draw

    python

    flask

    opencv

    tensorflow

    doodle jump clone
    2021

    Outer space version of Doodle Jump.

    Doodle Jump

    javascript

    phaser.js