Shirley Hou

Shirley Hou is a Senior Software Engineer at Canva, specializing in GenAI and currently focused on building AI evaluation frameworks. With prior experience at Canva as a Software Engineer in the Video division, Shirley utilized technologies such as Java, Project Reactor, Spring, AWS infrastructure, and Terraform management, while managing operational reviews for tier 1 media processing services. Previous roles include developing in-house video processing pipelines and serving as an academic tutor at the University of Sydney, where responsibilities included implementing a dynamic traffic assignment algorithm and facilitating courses in programming and human-computer interaction. Shirley holds dual Bachelor's degrees in Civil Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Sydney.