Jessica Zhao
Software Engineer at Roblox
San Francisco Bay Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJessica Zhao is a software engineer and second-year CS student at Northeastern University with eight years of industry experience and a focus on AI, machine learning, and full-stack development. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, she currently builds moderation services at Roblox after interning on their safety team, blending product-minded engineering with real-world trust & safety systems. Her research on interpretable neural networks at Bau Lab and teaching assistant roles in algorithms, OOP design, and theory demonstrate strong theoretical grounding alongside production experience. Jessica is comfortable moving from research prototypes to scalable services, and brings a particular interest in making ML systems transparent and accountable. She pairs classroom leadership and mentorship with hands-on safety engineering, suggesting a practical, people-centered approach to building responsible AI.
7 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Mission San Jose High SchoolBachelor of Science - BS Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science at Northeastern University
English, Chinese, SpanishProgramming languages (1)
Github contributions (3)
jess1cazhao/events-site
Jun 2018 - Jun 2018
Contributions:4 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
cornell-dti/events-backend
Aug 2018 - Aug 2019
Contributions:53 commits, 6 PRs, 30 pushes in 11 months
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