Hi, I’m Lianyu. Call me Nick!

I’m a software engineer studying Computer Science at the University of Maryland. I keep ending up on the authorization side of things: who is allowed to do what, and how to prove nothing else slipped through.

On the side, I build frontends for fun, usually for projects that make a daily task a little more efficient. Something about turning an idea in my head into an interface people can actually use just makes me happy. I also love hearing people’s stories, often over a pickup game or a good bowl of noodles!

This past summer I interned at Visa, reworking access control for an agentic AI workforce planning app. Before that, I got to work at two startups, Qubi and Chosan. Full timeline →

When I’m not in front of my computer

Noodle hunting

I'll go a long way for a good bowl. Spicy, brothy, or no broth at all, I'm in.

Current rotation

  • JjamppongKorean spicy seafood noodle soup
  • Abura sobaJapanese brothless ramen
  • Hand-pulled noodlesChinese
Porsche 911 Turbo S

Car spotting

JDM, Euro, old classics. If it's clearly someone's pride and joy, I'm stopping to look. When I see a build I like, I usually end up looking up every mod on it later.

Pickup sports

Volleyball, table tennis, and badminton. A pickup game is my favorite way to meet new people and connect.

Projects

Layerup

AI stylist web app

An AI stylist that dresses you for today's forecast from your own closet. Photos are cut out in the browser, and Gemini picks only from what you own.

Live ↗GitHub ↗

Next.js · TypeScript · Supabase · Gemini · ONNX Runtime · Vercel

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Background & Tech Stack

B.S. Computer Science

Expected May 2028

University of Maryland, College Park

GPA 3.8 · Coursework: Data Structures & Algorithms, Object-Oriented Programming, Computer & Network Security, Discrete Structures, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science, Linear Algebra

Languages
Java · Python · TypeScript · JavaScript · Go · SQL · C · C++ · Dart · HTML · CSS
Frameworks
Spring Boot · Angular · React · Next.js · Node.js · Flutter · FastAPI · Tailwind CSS · Prisma · pandas · scikit-learn
Tools & data
Git · Docker · Jenkins · Jira · Linux · Vercel · Figma · PostgreSQL · pgvector · Redis · MongoDB · Firebase · Supabase
Practices
Agile/Scrum · CI/CD · REST APIs · OAuth 2.0 · RBAC · Unit & integration testing · Code review

Get in touch

Let’s talk.

I’m looking for Summer 2027 software engineering internships and new-grad roles. LinkedIn is the best way to reach me.

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Lianyu Peng · College Park, MD