Pengyu Tang
About Pengyu Tang
Pengyu Tang is an SDEII at Expedia Group in the Greater Seattle Area, with a background in software engineering and significant contributions to tax-related API development.
Title at Expedia Group
Pengyu Tang holds the title of SDEII at Expedia Group. He has been with the company since 2019, contributing from the Greater Seattle Area. His role involves significant responsibilities in software development, particularly focusing on scalable and efficient systems.
Previous Experience
Prior to his current role, Pengyu worked at Expedia Group as a Software Development Engineer from 2017 to 2019 in Bellevue, WA. Before joining Expedia Group, he was a Software Engineer at Infor, where he worked for three years from 2014 to 2017. These positions helped him gain extensive experience in software engineering and development.
Education and Expertise
Pengyu Tang completed his Master of Science (MS) in Computer Software Engineering from The University of Texas at Dallas, studying there from 2012 to 2014. He also holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Software Engineering from South China Agricultural University, where he studied from 2007 to 2011. His education laid a strong foundation for his expertise in software development.
Significant Projects
Pengyu Tang has been involved in several important projects at Expedia Group. He developed a scalable Tax Content Pipeline featuring real-time monitoring and data flow control. He also contributed to the development of a Tier 1 tax calculation API for Expedia's lodging tax, designed to handle high traffic. Additionally, he created a 'Pull' module API that assists in onboarding international tax content, significantly contributing to reducing a $10 million government penalty for Expedia.