Andrew Liu

Group PM Manager - Azure Cosmos DB @ Microsoft

About

Product leader with a passion for removing friction for developers. Leading the platform strategy for Azure Cosmos DB, scaling the service from initial preview to a market-leading cloud database. My passion is using intersection of data and agentic AI to solve the context-retrieval bottleneck for AI Agents - and turning that into developer experiences with operational rigor. I believe that "capabilities" get you a meeting, but "trust" (reliability backed by SLAs) gets you to production deployments.

Country

United States

City

Greater Seattle Area

Industry

Computer Software

Skill

Azure Cosmos DB, Product Management, Distributed Systems, NoSQL, Go-to-Market Strategy, Product Strategy, Pricing Strategy, Databases, SQL, Java, Cloud Computing, Microsoft Azure, Azure DocumentDB, Software Engineering, Software Development, JavaScript, Git, Web Applications, Cybersecurity, REST APIs

Experience

Group PM Manager - Azure Cosmos DB

Microsoft

2022-8 - Present · 4 yrs 2 mos

Redmond, WA

Azure Cosmos DB is a fully managed, globally distributed database engineered to deliver single-digit millisecond response times and limitless scalability. It eliminates operational complexity by automating backend infrastructure, guaranteeing 99.999% availability for mission-critical workloads. This unmatched reliability powers the world’s most demanding applications: OpenAI uses it to dynamically scale ChatGPT to billions of daily transactions without manual sharding, while Walmart relies on it for zero-downtime performance during Black Friday spikes. From Adobe Experience Platforms’s real-time customer profiles to the messaging backbone of Microsoft Teams, Cosmos DB is the trusted engine for modern, high-scale innovation. Learn more at azurecosmosdb.com. I lead product management for Azure Cosmos DB - feel free to ping me if you have any questions or need help.

Principal PM Manager - Azure Cosmos DB

Microsoft

2020-12 - Present · 5 yrs 10 mos

Redmond, Washington, United States

Senior PM Manager - Azure Cosmos DB

Microsoft

2018-6 - Present · 8 yrs 4 mos

Redmond, WA

Product Manager - Azure Cosmos DB

Microsoft

2014-8 - Present · 12 yrs 2 mos

Greater Seattle Area

Software Development Engineer - E-Commerce Platform Services

Amazon

2013-8 - 2014-8 · 1 yr 1 mo

Seattle, WA

• Re-engineered a Tier-1 tax calculation service to reduce P50 latency by 30% (50ms to 35ms) for millions of requests per hour, directly improving global checkout speed and conversion. • Re-architected tax testing platform, reducing iteration time from hours to minutes and enabling rapid response to evolving state legislation.

Software Engineer Intern

Google

2011-5 - 2012-8 · 1 yr 4 mos

Mountain View, CA

• Google Maps (Summer 2012): Built "Location Starring" for Google Maps/Google+ Local, enabling users to bookmarking points of interest. • Google AdWords (Summer 2011): Developed a configurable CRM dashboard used by AdWords sales teams to visualize performance metrics.

Head TA - CS2200: Systems & Networks

Georgia Institute of Technology

2010-1 - 2010-12 · 1 yr

Atlanta, GA

Led a team of TAs for a core computer systems course; managed curriculum delivery, grading pipelines, and project specifications for hundreds of undergraduate students.

Software Engineer Intern - Constructware

Autodesk

2007-5 - 2008-12 · 1 yr 8 mos

Alpharetta, GA

Built business workflow and reporting tools for Constructware, a construction project management web-application, for 3 semesters as part of Georgia Tech’s coop program.

Co-Founder

Aliuy.com

2002-9 - 2006-8 · 4 yrs

Sarasota, FL

Co-founded a game console repair parts business, processing >15,000 transactions with 99.3% positive feedback on eBay. Managed distribution channels, web development, and automated order fulfillment.