# Tom Zhou

> Software Engineer

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/tomzhou

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Pylon
Jan 2023 – Present

### Member Of Technical Staff @ Samsara, Inc
Jan 2018 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Backend Developer @ Opus1.io
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Software Engineer @ 42 Silicon Valley
Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area
-Project-based software development program
-Through building projects, learned C/C++, python, bash scripting, git, Makefiles, system administration, etc.
-Experienced with databases, cloud computing, unix systems, docker containers, http, system design
-One of my major projects was developing a self-driving RC car utilizing deep learning/computer vision to navigate custom track with obstacles

### Research Associate @ Micropoint Bioscience, Inc.
Jan 2014 – Jan 2016 | San Francisco Bay Area
QA/QC for development of point of care testing products (mLabs platform)
Assist R&D with development for liquid/lyophilizized QC controls for mLabs.
Developed current calibration testing methods for whole blood, plasma and serum samples.
Perform ETL and statistical analysis of scientific data.
Manage QC lab chemical inventory and other lab supplies
Document writing for quality processes, test protocols, test reports, NCMR/CAPA and CA.
Provide on-site product demos for customers and investors

### Internship @ Broad Institute
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013
Worked closely with research scientists to characterize signature of Shank3KO mice (a model for Autism Spectrum Disorder) using multielectrode arrays
Developed software tools to process raw data for analysis in MATLAB and Neuroexplorer. Reduced ETL cycle time.
Explored metrics that may potentially be used for quantitative phenotyping. The phenotype may be used to determine if an intervention can recover loss of function due to Shank3KO.
Maintain documentation for software code.
Presented research at Simons Center for Social Brain poster session.
Contributions used in publication (Molecular Psychiatry)
http://www.nature.com/mp/journal/v21/n2/full/mp2015173a.html


## Education
### Bachelor of Science (BS) in Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Washington University in St. Louis


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

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Last updated: 2026-04-05