Hi, I'm Nathan Zhang.
About Me
Hello! I'm currently a junior studying computer science at the University of Southern California. I was born and raised in the Bay Area, but moved to Beijing, China at the age of 10. After spending 8 years there, I moved back to the US for university and ended up landing in LA.
I'm interested in all aspects of tech and entrepreneurship, and I have been lucky enough to experience two professional internships already. Most of my experience comes in mobile and back-end development, but I am working to improve my front-end skills. While I am not currently looking for Summer 2019 opportunities, I will be looking for full-time opportunities next year!
Outside of my professional life, I am part of the USC Rugby team and an avid basketball fan!
I'm interested in all aspects of tech and entrepreneurship, and I have been lucky enough to experience two professional internships already. Most of my experience comes in mobile and back-end development, but I am working to improve my front-end skills. While I am not currently looking for Summer 2019 opportunities, I will be looking for full-time opportunities next year!
Outside of my professional life, I am part of the USC Rugby team and an avid basketball fan!
Experience
Google
Incoming Software Engineering Intern, Summer 2019
I will be working with the G Suite team in Google Cloud. Catch me in Sunnyvale over the summer!
Visa
Software Engineering Intern, Summer 2018
My team worked on emerging payments, developing new ways to increase monetary digitization and reduce cash usage. I specifically worked on the Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) mobile payment rails, using BLE to exchange payment information.
JD.com
Software Engineering Intern, Summer 2017
I worked on improving the music streaming functionality of JD's AI voice assistant. I helped facilitate song retrieval across several of China's largest music streaming sites, increasing both speed and automated effectiveness.
Projects
Alexa for Desktop
A desktop version of the Amazon Alexa, giving you the functionality of an Amazon Echo on your own computer. Built with Node.js and Electron.
Visa Deal Finder
During the Visa Global Hackathon 2018, my team aimed to display more relevant discounts using a consumer's transaction data. Developed with Python and Swift.
An iOS application that modernizes the journaling process with video. Created using Swift and Firebase.
GeoQ
A multithreaded web-based trivia game with multiplayer functionality that incorporates Google's Street View API. Developed with JavaScript, Java, and MySQL.
Kindlr
Tinder, but for books. Developed for Android with Java and Firebase.