Overview

Hi, I’m Ashley. I’m currently building cool things and eating good food at Duolingo in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

I’m really interested in distributed systems and tech accessibility. Would love to chat at ashleykcheng [at] ucla [dot] edu.

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Currently

SWE Intern at Duolingo
Translations Team

External Vice President @ Upsilon Pi Epsilon
Managing industry relations and DEI initiatives for the UCLA computer science community.

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Previously

SWE Intern @ Liberty Mutual
Reduced costs and minimized engineering support efforts through the document solutions team.

SWE Intern @ Foresight Automation
Created a chatbot for quick and easy customer service. Used OpenAI’s GPT-3.5 and Pinecone vector databases to provide intelligent conversations based on proprietary information.

Accenture Student Leadership Program - PRIDE Track
Receiving mentorship and professional development from Accenture.

Engineering Manager @ Finterview
Worked on bringing accessible Finance interview prep to undergraduate students with UCLA’s DevX. Powered Large Language Models to give customizable interviews with instant feedback.

Machine Learning Fellow @ AI4ALL Ignite
AI accelerator: creating a project with mentorship from AI industry experts.

Data Analytics Intern @ Taco Bell
Analyzed sales trends to inform decisions on marketing campaigns.