Alexander Zheng alexhzheng2661@gmail.com | linkedin.com/in/alexanderzheng1218 | (510) 585-6168 EDUCATION University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA B.S.E in Computer Science, B.A.S in Mathematical Economics May 2024 Minor in Statistics from Wharton Cumulative GPA: 3.91/4.0 Coursework : Algorithms, Data Structures and Algorithms, Big Data Analytics, Discrete Mathematics, Software Engineering, Python Programming, Computer Architecture, Scalable and Cloud Computing EXPERIENCE Amazon San Francisco, CA Software Developer Engineer Intern May – August 2022 ● Replaced existing pipeline responsible for sending updates to over 1 million networks to using scalable Apache Airflow instance, increasing API throughput by 150% ● Constructed dynamic SQL queries to fetch networks based on update schedule parameters ● Managed all underlying AWS infrastructure deployment using Terraform and Docker containers VO2 Philadelphia, PA Cofounder, Head of Engineering October 2021 – August 2022 ● Cofounded and launched platform for athletes to facilitate more meaningful fan interaction ● Architected responsive full stack web app using Next.js, Express, MongoDB, and AWS services to sell athlete NFTs for exclusive access to athlete communities ● Managed team of four engineers using Agile methodologies with daily standups and sprints Minti Remote Software Engineer Intern May – August 2021 ● Developed sale page to enable regular sale capabilities of meta-NFT color collectibles using HTML/CSS/Javascript and Web3.js framework ● Implemented RESTful APIs using Node.Js and Express to allow for secure transactions on backend ● Provided customer support by managing Discord server and resolving issues from community Penn Computational Intelligence Lab Philadelphia, PA Research Assistant April – August 2021 ● Automated running flow for FPGA machine learning accelerators using TCL and Bash scripts to populate build targets for common EDA tools ● Constructed version control CI/CD pipeline which increased efficiency for lab engineers by 33% PROJECTS Splitty (LA Hacks 2022 - Most Creative Use of Twilio) https://devpost.com/software/spitty ● Developed fullstack web app to streamline bill splitting payment process using cryptocurrencies by sending SMS links for Metamask payment ● Utilized Next.js to build out responsive frontend, Google Firebase to store transaction data, Ankr RPC to query blockchain data, and Twilio API to send SMS metamask payments EXTRACURRICULARS Badminton Philadelphia, PA Competitive Team Member January 2021 - Present ● Ranked #1 for under-19 boys singles in the US and competed internationally for team USA ● Led Penn Badminton to first ever win in Mid Atlantic Division 1 Collegiate Championship Penn Blockchain Philadelphia, PA Trading/Education Committee Member January 2021 - Present ● Created and taught 8-week Intro to Blockchain course for 50+ students ● Analyzed and applied trading techniques to find arbitrage opportunities in the crypto market SKILLS Languages: Python, Java, Javascript, HTML/CSS, SQL (Postgres), R, Bash, Terraform Frameworks/Technologies : React, Node.js, Flask, JUnit, Jest, Django, Express, Next.js, Git, Docker, AWS