Available for Winter & Summer 2026 roles

Delivering clarity through codeSearch, infrastructure, and user impact

I’m a Software Engineer specializing in high-signal search experiences and backend infrastructure—designing scalable APIs, caching layers, and resilient systems—while still caring deeply about crisp front-end craft. Previously at Microsoft working on M365 search and Copilot indexing.

+40%
1st-click success
-97%
API latency
393M
docs semantically indexed
Max Tan

Experience

Resume
Software Engineer Intern · Microsoft
May–Aug 2025 · Redmond, WA
  • Raised first-click success by 40% via ranking & adaptive suggestions
  • Cut search API latency by 97% on cache hits with Redis in C# backend
Software Engineer Intern · Microsoft
May–Aug 2024 · Redmond, WA
  • Built Azure CV OCR pipeline to index 393M SharePoint docs
  • Integrated image text into the semantic index powering Copilot search
Full-Stack Developer Intern · Temerity Analytics
Jan–Apr 2024 · Toronto, ON
  • Integrated Snapchat API into Django for analytics
  • Resolved 15+ UI/UX issues; refactored viewsets for scale
Private Equity Investment Analyst Intern · Oakwood Legacy Partners
May–Aug 2023 · Chicago, IL
  • Processed and analyzed Texas income-level datasets in Python; automated CSV ingestion and Excel output
  • Increased proprietary sourcing ~10× using Google Maps Extractor and Apify workflows
  • Evaluated $1M–$5M deals in Home & Infrastructure; built diligence notes to support investment decisions

Projects

Let’s build something great

Open to software roles with impact on search, ranking, and user experience. Best way to reach me is email.