Cliff Sun
About Cliff Sun
Cliff Sun is a Principal Software Engineer at Anaplan, where he specializes in designing solutions for the company's Workflow offering. He holds an MEng in Computing from Imperial College London and has extensive experience in software development across various roles and companies.
Work at Anaplan
Cliff Sun currently holds the position of Principal Software Engineer at Anaplan, a role he has occupied since 2022. His responsibilities include designing solutions for Anaplan's Workflow offering, which are then presented to the wider team for implementation. Prior to this role, he served as a Senior Software Engineer from 2020 to 2022 and as a Software Engineer from 2018 to 2020. Throughout his tenure at Anaplan, he has gained extensive experience using Temporal as a workflow engine, contributing to the development of innovative solutions.
Education and Expertise
Cliff Sun earned his Master of Engineering (MEng) degree in Computing from Imperial College London, where he studied from 2009 to 2013. His educational background also includes A-levels in Further Maths, Maths, Physics, Computing, and AS-level Economics from The Beauchamp College, Leicester, completed between 2005 and 2009. His technical expertise encompasses a diverse tech stack, including Kotlin, Spring Boot, MySQL, Redis, React/Typescript, and Docker/Kubernetes.
Background
Before joining Anaplan, Cliff Sun worked at several notable organizations. He was a Software Developer at FlexTrade from 2015 to 2018. His earlier experience includes roles as a Software Engineer at Resilient Networks plc from 2013 to 2015 and as a Trainee Software Engineer in 2012. He also completed a Summer Technology Internship at Goldman Sachs in 2011. Additionally, he served as an Officer Cadet in the Territorial Army from 2011 to 2012.
Professional Experience
Cliff Sun has accumulated significant professional experience in software engineering over the years. His career began as a Trainee Software Engineer at Resilient Networks plc in 2012, followed by a Software Engineer position at the same company until 2015. He then transitioned to FlexTrade as a Software Developer for three years. His progressive roles at Anaplan, culminating in his current position as Principal Software Engineer, reflect his growth and expertise in the field.