Larry Mai is a software engineer

I love building software and hardware that helps people.

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Featured Projects

Ochtagon.com

2025

UFC MMA pick-em game.

FastAPINode.jsTailwind CSSJavaScriptPostgreSQLDockerRedis
Live Demo

Personal Portfolio Website

2025

Personal website (this one) showcasing my work and skills as a software engineer.

Next.jsNode.jsTailwind CSSJavaScriptTypeScript
GitHub

Monitoring Application

2025

Application that monitors retail websites for item availability.

PythonAPI
GitHub

Geographical Environmental Module

2022

Hardware and software device used for external environmental monitoring.

C++PythonArduinoEagle
GitHubLive Demo

Budgeting Chrome Extension

2019

Created a full stack chrome extension that helps users budget their money.

HTMLCSSJavaScriptChrome Extension API
GitHub

Uber Voice Recognition App

2019

Caltech Hackathon 2019 Project. Voice recognition 2FA for Uber drivers.

PythonGoogle APIDialogflow
GitHub

Google to Spotify

2020

SB Hacks 2020 Web Application. Spotify playlist generator based on user's emotional state.

Node.jsGoogle Vision APISpotify API

Experience

Software Engineer

Mercor

Remote•April 2025 - Present
  • ●Developed automated Python setup scripts for over 100+ GitHub repositories, enabling reproducible, docker containerized environments pinned to historical commits aimed to train LLMs.
  • ●Achieved 90–100% test coverage across selected issues by writing and optimizing Pytests with custom flags, improving LLM patch verification accuracy.
  • ●Reduced environment setup time by 70% via streamlined Docker workflows and dependency resolution pipelines.

Software Engineer I (Wireless)

Corning

Milpitas, CA•Sep 2022 - Aug 2024
  • ●Developed and tested Layer 3 networking stack features for 5G radio access networks, reducing deployment time by 30% and improving connection reliability by 25% for small-cell technologies in C.
  • ●Designed system alarms and call performance reports in C that decreased network downtime by 18%, and implemented LTE subscriber redirection that improved handover success rates by 22%.
  • ●Managed and optimized 15+ developer environments and servers (WRCP, Supermicro), reducing configuration time by 40% and cutting network setup time from 3 days to 4 hours.
  • ●Created and executed 200+ automated test cases for Qualcomm and Samsung chipset compatibility, increasing test coverage by 35% and identifying 28 critical integration issues before production.
  • ●Successfully integrated 3 new vendor 5G core systems into existing network architecture, maintaining 99.9% service availability during transition and reducing operational costs by 15%.

Software Engineering Intern

Stealth Startup

San Francisco, CA•Jun 2021 - Sep 2021
  • ●Built a Django and React B2B web application to provide precise investment analytics to over 10 companies.
  • ●Implemented Python-based fuzzy search algorithms with over 90% accuracy for financial risk analysis and recommendations.
  • ●Achieved 99.9% uptime after migrating codebase to an AWS serverless architecture including AWS Lambda, EC2, and S3.
  • ●Utilized MySQL and AWS Aurora DB for data querying and ran machine learning models with over 90% accuracy to analyze over 100 trends in venture capital revenue and growth.

Software Engineering Intern

Piedmont Racing Limited

Santa Barbara, CA•Sep 2019 - Dec 2019
  • ●Created Python scripts to transform MySQL data into structured spreadsheet formats for efficient analysis of sports tracking data.

IT Development Intern

AGS Inc

San Francisco, CA•Jun 2018 - Aug 2018
  • ●Developed a Python web scraping tool that automated data collection for 300+ engineering projects.

Education

M.S. in Computer Science

Georgia Institute of Technology

Jan 2026 - May 2028

B.S. in Computer Engineering

University of California, Santa Barbara

Aug 2018 - June 2022

Research

Atmospheric Water Generator

UCSB CSEP Capstone Project

2018 - 2020
  • ●Developed and programmed internal and external temperature and humidity sensors in C++ to monitor environmental conditions for water generation.
  • ●Designed and implemented a real-time data logging system using ISRs and RTOS to capture and analyze day–night cycle patterns affecting water yield.
  • ●Engineered circuit designs to power and control key system components, including cooling fans, power regulation modules, and a water quality sensor for cleanliness monitoring.

Skills & Technologies

Languages

PythonTypeScriptJavaScriptC++JavaHTMLCSS

Areas of Expertise

5G WirelessMachine LearningAIFull-Stack DevelopmentEmbedded SystemsCI/CDQA Testing/AutomationDevOps

Tools

Next.jsNode.jsExpressFlaskGitDockerSupabaseJenkinsKubernetesAWSGCPAzure

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