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Yan Zheng

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Software engineer who developed UCLA's van scheduling platform for 500+ reservations and built distributed data pipelines.

United States
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At UCLA’s Community Service Commission, I developed a full-stack scheduling platform that enabled students and admins to manage 500+ van reservations in real time. I implemented authenticated REST APIs with Google OAuth 2.0 and used MongoDB and Redis to support booking data and authentication.

As a Research Assistant at Stanford University, I architected an AWS-based OCR pipeline that processed 5,000+ financial documents monthly with 99.8% accuracy. I also implemented distributed ETL workflows and CI/CD, reducing manual entry by 80% and processing time by 50%.

At Tencent, I designed microservices for real-time gaming interaction data and optimized MySQL and Redis storage for player metadata and leaderboards. On my projects, I developed applications including Watly Foundation, which uses GPT API to generate adaptive art prompts for autistic children.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

UC

Software Engineer Intern

UCLA – Community Service Commission

Jul 2025 - Sep 2025 (2 months)

Developed a full-stack scheduling platform using Node.js, Express.js, React.js, and Tailwind CSS, enabling students and admins to book, return, and manage 500+ van reservations in real time. Implemented authenticated RESTful APIs using Google OAuth 2.0 and designed data schemas with MongoDB and Mongoose.

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Research Assistant

Jun 2023 - Jun 2024 (1 year)

Architected an AWS-based OCR data pipeline processing 5,000+ financial documents monthly with 99.8% accuracy. Implemented distributed ETL workflows with Docker, Python, and MySQL, achieving 95% test coverage and reducing manual entry by 80%.

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Software Engineer Intern - Data

Aug 2021 - Dec 2021 (4 months)

Designed and implemented microservices with Spring Boot and gRPC to handle real-time user interaction data from gaming platforms, supporting 10M+ daily active users. Optimized MySQL and Redis hybrid storage, improving peak-time response times from 120ms to 20ms.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign logoUU

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Master of Science, Computer Science

2026 -

Pursuing a Master of Science in Computer Science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign from August 2026 to May 2027.

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University of California, Los Angeles

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science and Linguistics

2022 - 2026

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Linguistics from the University of California, Los Angeles from September 2022 to December 2026.

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