Software engineer in McLean, Virginia
I’m Todd Huang, a Senior Associate Software Engineer at Capital One. I design distributed data platforms and applied AI products that turn high-stakes, manual processes into reliable software.
Engineering outcomes, not just output.
Selected impact
Production systems at the intersection of backend engineering, data, and AI.
Capital One · Applied AI
Led the design and delivery of a Python platform that helps Compliance teams analyze clauses across thousands of contracts. A LangGraph-based hybrid RAG system routes questions across text-to-SQL analytics and OpenSearch vector retrieval, with human review built into the feedback loop.
Capital One · Distributed systems
Built an event-driven AWS platform that detects anomalous datasets before publication. The system automates recurring and ad hoc validation jobs, manages centralized scheduling and tracking, and publishes trusted data to downstream teams.
Kinetik Simulation · Full-stack & data
Led four developers building a Salesforce pipeline simulation product with Monte Carlo forecasting and AI-assisted recommendations. Delivered the React experience and AWS data architecture, including real-time query workflows and large-scale content classification.
How I work
I’m drawn to hard problems with real operational consequences: messy data, brittle workflows, and decisions that still depend on too much manual effort.
My approach is to understand the full path—from user need to production behavior—then make each layer observable, resilient, and easy to evolve. I’m comfortable moving between system architecture, backend services, data pipelines, and the interface where the work becomes useful.
Outside of engineering, I enjoy cooking and long road trips—the same mix of preparation, improvisation, and curiosity that keeps me energized at work.
Java, Spring Boot, Python, REST APIs, microservices, distributed systems, WebSockets
AWS Lambda, API Gateway, S3, SNS, SQS, Aurora, DynamoDB, Glue, Athena, Snowflake
LangGraph, RAG, Bedrock, LLMs, vector search, semantic retrieval, anomaly detection
React, Next.js, Angular, TypeScript, Playwright, Docker, Jenkins, Terraform, CI/CD
Experience
Senior Associate Software Engineer · McLean, VA
Leading delivery across enterprise data quality and AI contract-intelligence platforms, with a focus on reusable architecture, operational resilience, and measurable process improvement.
Software Engineer Intern · Durham, NC
Built electronic funds transfer tooling in Java and Angular, cutting manual processing by 95%, saving 11,000+ paper documents annually, and reducing workflow troubleshooting time by 40%.
Software Engineer · Chapel Hill, NC
Led a four-person development team and built full-stack simulation, ETL, and content-classification systems on AWS.
B.S. in Computer Science · GPA 3.9
Beyond the keyboard
I grew up moving between China and the United States, an experience that taught me to adapt quickly, stay curious, and feel at home in unfamiliar places.
That spirit carries into the rest of my life. I love cooking for friends and exploring the country by road—taking the slower route, finding unexpected stops, and learning a place through the people and food along the way.
“There is virtue in work and there is virtue in rest. Use both and overlook neither.”
— Alan Cohen
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