# Kevin Z.

> Software Engineer at Tecton

Location: Sunnyvale, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/kevinz1

Actively trying to get into the startup space. Very interested in companies that can offer me the opportunity for high impact, high responsibility, fast-paced work.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Tecton
Jan 2022 – Present | Remote

### SWE Intern @ Google
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Mountain View, California, United States
- Worked on sql projection-pushdown optimizations on large scale query optimization.

### Backend Software Engineering Intern @ Google
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Mountain View, California, United States
- Spearheaded the migration of the open-source project Oppia from Python 2 to 3. Project can be found here: github.com/oppia/oppia
- Replaced backend library usage of unsupported Google App Engine Python 2 APIs with third party libraries (i.e data caching, images, ndb storage, WSGI backend framework, etc.) without modifying the developer experience or the user-facing APIs.
- My work can be found under the user kevjumba PRs at github.com/oppia/oppia.

### Backend Software Engineering Intern @ Snowflake
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Menlo Park, California, United States
- Developed a recursive program for serialization of nested protobuf objects for use in gRPC job metadata transmission using Java reflection.
- Compared different serialization libraries(i.e protostuff and protobuf-runtime) using Jenkins Stress Testing and Wavefront metrics.
- Optimized serialization speeds and improved stable serialization CPU time by 25%.

### Software Engineering Intern @ Intuit
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Greater San Diego Area
-Wrote the file input and errors, warnings, and external messages components for the Turbotax design system library using React.js and Typescript. Virtually all errors and warnings/ file input elements in Turbotax will use my UI components
-Worked with Fuego-Tools to add accessibility and ease-of-use features to the preview nav bar using Java and React.js.
Added a widget to developer chrome extension to track Turbotax web-flows and manage tools accessibility based on flow content.
- Created a modular Typescript component that will be used in all Turbotax error fields. This Typescript component reads json and schema and automatically renders errors and warnings to fit the Turbotax page environment  Updated the TurboTax web player asset accordingly so every Turbotax message(errors, warnings, notifications) can auto-update with changes to the component.
- Worked with Fuego-Tools and Interview/Formset Service to add features to the preview nav bar using Java and React.js, the preview nav bar displays certain preview elements for the topic parameters, processes it in the backend, and renders the preview in the nav bar 
Interfaced with Java backend and React.js front end to add to the Fuego Tools GUI that generates json elements. These elements tell Fuego player how to render a Turbotax topic page.
- Worked on the Fuego Dev-Tools chrome web extension using Vue.js and React.js to add a widget to track Turbotax web flows(a DFA graph). The extension displays transitions to states that are not Fuego team specific and also hides Fuego-specific tools in that event.

### Software Research Intern @ Laboratory of Advanced Systems Research @ UCLA
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Greater Los Angeles Area
- Research into IoT security flaws and vulnerabilities in everyday IoT appliances.
- Research into physicality including interactions with the environment, specifically pertaining to web or SSH/SSL related
communications.
- Write virtualization software to attempt to solve security flaws for a broad range of IoT devices

### Hardware Software Engineer @ IEEE Student Branch at UCLA
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Greater Los Angeles Area
- Constructed a fully operational quadcopter as part as a 4 man team.
- Programmed PID control loops and created full schematics for various actuator controls.
- Designed complete PCB board for a quadcopter using Eagle CAD.
- Coded with Arduino and C++ and wiring RF24 for wireless communication through I2C.
- Designed, wired, and soldered low-side motor circuits.

### Software Engineering Intern @ ProLabs.com
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area
-Developed serial code tracking web application with Flask that tracked and generated warehouse information for company suppliers.
-Constructed an application that would allow remote users to connect to company Raspberry Pi’s on company property and code transceiver modules from anywhere with a web access.

### CEO/President @ FRC Team 3501 of Fremont High School
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Sunnyvale
Management and system integration for an FRC robot. Facilitate the designing, CAD(3D modeling), building and programming of a complete robot.

### Vice President of Fremont Robotics: Lead of Software Development @ Fremont High School FRC Robotics Team 3501
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016
My job includes the responsibility of coordinating all efficient and effective communications with other technical sub-teams and also making sure that the software team operated smoothly and on track. Of course, my other job is to fulfill the goal of the team(Inspiration of Science and Technology) by going out of my way to help others get excited about software development and help them realize their passion.


## Education
### Masters in Computer Science Focus on Information Systems in Bachelors in Computer Science, Computer Science and Engineering
UCLA

### Fremont High School

### Dual Enrollment
De Anza College


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

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Last updated: 2026-04-01