Summary
Kevin Hu is a versatile backend, devops, and full-stack engineer with nine years of experience building and scaling cloud-native systems and developer-facing tooling. Currently at Fundamental Research Labs (Altera), he specializes in LLM infrastructure, agent orchestration, and performance tuning while maintaining a strong grounding in cloud architecture and security across AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD stacks. His background includes shipping high-impact consumer experiences at Roblox—single-handedly creating a multi-platform game with over 100 million visits—and automating critical cloud workflows at Palo Alto Networks that managed cluster lifecycle and cut operational overhead. Kevin combines deep Unix/Linux systems knowledge and Python expertise with practical optimization wins (1500% plugin performance improvement during an internship) and a track record of end-to-end product ownership. Based in California, he blends research-minded curiosity with hands-on execution, often surfacing value in places others overlook.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS) Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), Bachelor of Science (BS) Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) at UC Berkeley College of Engineering
Chinese, English