# Claire Zhou

> Software Engineer | GenAI & Full-Stack & Android | USC CS Graduate

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/clairezhou

🚀I’m a software engineer skilled in both machine learning and full-stack development, driven by a desire to use technology to improve people’s lives and create meaningful, interesting products.

💡Some of my work include:
I’ve independently designed and developed a course management application that solved the course registration challenges during the pandemic. The application was used by 1000+ users.
My recent work in healthcare AI involves supporting and assisting doctors during the diagnostic process using Yolo11 and LLMs, aiming to improve diagnostic efficiency and quality—showcasing my ability to ship impactful AI-driven products.

🛠️ Technical Skills：
Languages:  Python, Java, Kotlin, JavaScript, TypeScript, SQL
AI & ML:  PyTorch, Yolo, LLM fine-tuning and deployment
Web & Mobile Development:  Django REST Framework, FastAPI, Node.js, Angular, Android Studio
Tools & Infrastructure:  Docker, Git, Google Cloud Platform, WeChat Developer Tools

🌍I’m excited to contribute to impactful work that blend strong engineering with real-world value. Let’s connect!

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer & Machine Learning Engineer @ Stealth Startup(Healthcare AI)
Jan 2024 – Present | Sunnyvale, California, United States
1. Designed and implemented a full-stack medical insurance review platform with React + TypeScript frontend and FastAPI + MySQL backend, with Apache Iceberg tables on MinIO as the analytical store for audit logs and model features, enabling patients and insurance bureaus to process applications seamlessly. 
2. Built batch auditing, real-time dashboards, and Excel export features to support large-scale claim processing, backed by Apache Spark pipelines that write aggregates to Apache Iceberg (on MinIO) for low-latency reads. 
3. Integrated DotsOCR for multimodal document parsing (PDF/images) and Qwen3-30B LLM via vLLM for intelligent claim pre-review, backed by policy RAG to ground LLM reasoning in insurer policies, achieving structured JSON outputs and automated rule-based validation. 
4. Designed retrieval-grounded, citation-required prompt templates with strict JSON-only output schemas and repair prompts for schema drift; tuned approve/deny/request-info and added few-shot adapters for new policies. 
5. Engineered JWT authentication and RBAC, enforcing hospital-level data isolation and least-privilege access.

### Founder @ Baihuayuan Children's Palace
Jan 2021 – Jan 2024 | Jiangsu, China
1. Designed and built a course management platform that allowed students and teachers to efficiently browse, register, and manage the course schedules through a user-friendly interface.
2. The system served over 1800 users per semester (800 DAU peak) and is handed over to co-founders for maintenance, aiming to serve tens of thousands of users across more than a dozen schools in future.
3. Developed responsive web and mobile apps using WeChat Developer Tools and Django REST Framework, implementing JWT-secured APIs, MySQL data storage, and smooth cross-device user experience.

### Frontend Developer @ China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (SINOPEC)
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Jiangsu, China
Visited large-scale industrial projects, gaining insights into practical user interface design in the industrial sector. Actively participated in optimizing specific UI design and implementation for operational interfaces.

### Software Engineer @ ZTE Corporation
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Experienced in Agile methodologies, Clean Code principles, and Test-Driven Development (TDD) with practical exposure to PON and access network technologies.  Led key function implementations under the main window and implemented JUnit tests in Eclipse to drive development processes.

### Software Engineer @ Shanghai Ganglian E-commerce Holdings Co., Ltd
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Shanghai, China
1. Developed a Web Application which demonstrates data visualization for driving behaviors, speeding, and mileage usage after integrating ~500G real business data from Shanghai Steel Union.
2. Analyzed and transformed data using Clustering Algorithms including Cohesive Hierarchy Method and K-means.
3. Using Vue, D3.js to draw bubble charts, river charts, and calendar heat maps based on the analyzed data.


## Education
### Master's degree in Computer science and technology
University of Southern California

### Bachelor's degree in Computer Science
Central South University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/xh-zhou

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Last updated: 2026-03-20