Peter Zhao
Software Engineer at Roblox
San Francisco Bay Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolPeter Zhao is a software engineer in the San Francisco Bay Area with eight years of experience building scalable search and discovery systems and applied AI/ML at Roblox. He blends a strong theoretical background in computer science and mathematics with hands-on work in blockchain architecture and production machine learning, having transitioned from a blockchain architect role into platform search engineering. Peter has a track record of teaching and research—developing a self-repairing parser combinator prototype and mentoring students at Williams College—which reflects his interest in educational equity and FGLI opportunities. Comfortable across functional programming, algorithmic problem solving, and systems design, he pairs technical depth with product-minded execution. Outside engineering he brings an uncommon mix of startup curiosity and culinary passion that informs creative problem-solving.
8 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
CORe: Credential of Readiness, CORe: Credential of Readiness at Harvard Business School OnlineStudy Abroad Program, Computer Science and Software Engineering, Study Abroad Program, Computer Science and Software Engineering at AIT-BudapestComputer Science and Mathematics, Computer Science and Mathematics at Williams CollegeYoung Scholars Program, Young Scholars Program at Jack Kent Cooke FoundationThomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Github Skills (15)
llm10
cuda10
llama10
pytorch10
transformer10
gpt10
mlops10
inference10
llmops10
tpu10
amd10
xpu10
huggingface4
ai3
ml2
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
pzhao1799/pzhao1799.github.io
Dec 2019 - May 2021
Contributions:30 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 4 months
pzhao1799/leapsolve-test
Nov 2020 - Jul 2021
Contributions:2 PRs, 8 pushes, 4 branches in 8 months
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