Hello, I'm
Howard Wei
Computer Science Undergraduate at San Jose State University
I'm an experienced developer with a passion for software development, machine learning, and creating innovative solutions. Currently pursuing my degree while building real-world projects and expanding my technical skills.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
San Jose State University • Expected 2027
GPA: 3.7
Interests & Hobbies
Career Goals
- •Contribute to impactful software projects
- •Master advanced machine learning techniques
- •Build scalable and efficient applications
- •Collaborate with talented developers worldwide
Experience
My professional work experience and leadership roles in student organizations
Work Experience
Software Engineer Intern
Cytokinetics
Designing and delivering an LLM-powered analytics platform that helps clinical and scientific teams safely explore massive biomedical datasets and assess risk across complex data systems.
- •Architected a HIPAA-conscious multi-agent system with LangChain and CrewAI that automates risk analysis on clinical data pipelines while enforcing data-access controls.
- •Built an end-to-end agentic AI dashboard in Python on top of AWS Bedrock, Lambda, and S3 that lets hundreds of scientists spin up rich visualizations over millions of records in a single workflow.
- •Engineered a custom Spotfire integration using IronPython and JavaScript APIs to render advanced visualizations for complex chemical structures, cutting dashboard load times by roughly 50%.
- •Implemented an asynchronous MQTT messaging layer that orchestrates long-running data extraction and visualization jobs and streams incremental results into a Vue.js frontend.
- •Provisioned a PostgreSQL-backed memory layer that maintains user and agent context across concurrent sessions, enabling more coherent multi-step analysis.
Leadership & Clubs
Software Engineering Lead Developer
Google Developer Group
Led the end-to-end delivery of a cloud-hosted paper trading platform that analyzes retail trading behavior and surfaces personalized investing insights.
- •Deployed the core platform on AWS EC2, RDS, and Lambda to reliably ingest and process simulated trades while keeping operating costs low for a student-led organization.
- •Recruited, onboarded, and mentored a distributed team of 25 machine learning engineers across multiple universities, running Kanban sprints in Jira and owning CI/CD pipelines for model testing and deployment.
- •Designed and shipped a data ETL pipeline that feeds market signals from MySQL and Django REST services into a Llama 3 70B endpoint, boosting the quality of investor recommendations across seven tracked performance metrics.
Software Engineer
Machine Learning at SJSU
Designed and built a full-stack web application with a cloud-based backend and responsive frontend to serve the ML Club community.
- •Developed 5 RESTful API endpoints for saving and retrieving user forum posts and readings with a PostgreSQL cloud database.
- •Created a responsive and interactive frontend with React, Tailwind CSS, and SWR for seamless data fetching.
- •Collaborated effectively on a team of developers using Git workflows, GitHub project boards, and rigorous code reviews.
Event Coordinator
Spartan Gaming
Built and maintained the club's web presence and organized large-scale gaming events and tournaments for the community.
- •Engineered a dynamic, mobile-friendly website from scratch using Nuxt, Vue, and TypeScript.
- •Designed and implemented a comprehensive event management system with a focus on user experience and accessibility.
- •Coordinated and ran monthly competitive tournaments for over 3,000 SJSU and external participants, awarding cash and physical prizes.
- •Co-organized fundraising initiatives to support club operations and partner charities.
Skills & Expertise
My technical skills and proficiency levels across various technologies
Languages
Frontend
Backend
Tools
AI/ML
Certifications
- ✓ GIAC Foundational Cybersecurity Technologies (GFACT)
Awards & Recognition
- 🏆 Dean's Scholar (5 semesters)
- 🏆 National Cyber Scholar (2024)
Languages
- 🌍 English (Native)
- 🌍 Mandarin Chinese (Native)
Featured Projects
A showcase of my recent work and projects that demonstrate my skills and passion for development
Interested in working together or want to see more of my work?
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I'm always interested in new opportunities and collaborations. Feel free to reach out if you'd like to work together or just say hello!
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Location
San Jose, CA

