Tianhao G
Senior Software Engineer at Argonne National Laboratory
Bolingbrook, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolTianhao G is a Senior Software Engineer with nine years of experience building data-intensive systems and bioinformatics pipelines, currently at Argonne National Laboratory. He blends a strong academic foundation in computer science and mathematics with practical expertise in Python, FastAPI/Django, Spark/Dask, and both SQL and NoSQL datastores to optimize data models and speed complex queries. Tianhao has driven measurable performance gains—such as a 30% improvement in MongoDB retrievals and significant query speedups via ArangoDB indexing—while designing scalable ETL and real-time ingestion workflows on AWS. He mentors junior engineers, advocates coding best practices, and enjoys balancing rigorous engineering with thoughtful design and writing (usually near a cup of tea). Practical, curious, and data-focused, he excels at turning large, messy datasets into production-ready services that support scientific discovery.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.S.), Computer Science, Master of Science (M.S.), Computer Science at Northwestern UniversityBachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science at State University of New York at Binghamton
Github Skills (59)
data-api10
sender10
child-process10
uploading9
workspace9
utility9
bioconductor9
act9
job-runner9
metagenomics8
api8
java8
jdownloader8
bioinformatics8
retrieval8
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
Tianhao-Gu/MetagenomeUtils
Apr 2017 - Apr 2021
Set of utility functions and Apps for working with metagenomics data in KBase
Contributions:40 pushes, 54 branches in 4 years 1 month
utility-functionskbasemetagenomicsbioinformaticsmetagenomics-data
kbaseapps/kb_cobrapy
Apr 2019 - Sep 2022
Contributions:2 reviews, 11 PRs, 11 pushes in 3 years 4 months
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