Incoming Palantir, Engineering @ UC Irvine

Max Truong

Software Engineer

Full-Stack, Applied AI, Distributed Systems

01 / About

Max Truong

Hi! My name is Max and I'm a current third-year Computer Engineering student at the University of California, Irvine, pursuing a minor in Digital Information Systems.

In my free time, I enjoy working on personal projects with my friends and exploring different genres of Software Engineering, like Embedded Systems, which has allowed me to become a well-rounded engineer.

02 / Experience

  1. Jun 2027 — Sep 2027

    Incoming Forward Deployed Engineer

    • 2027 USG Defense Tech

    Palantir

  2. Aug 2026 — Dec 2026

    Software Development Engineer Intern

    • Alexa+ LLM Infra

    Amazon

  3. Jun 2026 — Aug 2026

    Software Engineering Intern

    • Core Tokenization Systems

    Visa

  4. Jun 2024 — May 2026

    Software Engineering & Product Management Intern

    • Naval GPS Systems

    L3Harris Technologies

03 / Projects

  • AER embedded platform

    AER Embedded Platform

    Embedded firmware for a student-built electric racecar, integrating sensor interfaces, control logic, and safety-oriented behaviors while supporting telemetry and logging for validation.

    • C/C++
    • Rust
    • MQTT
    • CAN
    • React
    • TypeScript
  • AER telemetry dashboard

    AER Telemetry Dashboard

    Telemetry dashboard for Anteater Electric Racing that visualizes live vehicle data (speed, temps, battery, motor metrics) with a driver- and engineer-friendly UI for testing and track sessions.

    • FastAPI
    • Python
    • NumPy
    • React
    • TypeScript
    • MQTT
    • Grafana
  • Portfolio generator

    Portfolio Generator

    A portfolio-in-a-box web app that turns structured form input (projects, experience, links) into a deployable personal site with reusable templates and a clean responsive design.

    • Next.js
    • React
    • TypeScript
    • TailwindCSS
    • PostgreSQL
    • Supabase
  • Mentally wellness app

    Mentally

    Wellness app that helps users track mood and habits, reflect through journaling, and spot patterns over time through lightweight analytics and clean UX.

    • React
    • TypeScript
    • Firebase
    • OpenAI API
    • PyTorch