# Zihui Zhang

> Student at Santa Clara University

Location: Santa Clara, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/zihui

👩‍💻 Software engineer with expertise in Java, Python, C, SQL, JavaScript, HTML/CSS and experience in API development, full-stack development, AI, and cloud computing. Skilled in React, Node.js, Spring, and MySQL, with a passion for building scalable solutions and optimizing system performance.

🚀 Past roles: Developed and deployed an AI-powered chatbot at NNRoad, optimized system security at Anhui HeYe Network Technology, and worked on network security and data engineering in previous roles.  

🎓 Education: Santa Clara University (M.S. Computer Science & Engineering, 2025) | Macau University of Science and Technology (B.S. Software Engineering)  

📬 Connect with me at:lilia.zihui@gmail.com

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ NNRoad | EOR, PEO, GEO, Payroll Worldwide
Jan 2025 – Present | San Jose, California, United States
Led the development of an enterprise-grade Converting System, a sophisticated financial data processing platform that streamlines global payroll operations. Key achievements include:
• Architected and implemented a three-tier AI-powered Excel extraction system that processes complex international payroll documents with 99.9% accuracy, supporting multiple currency formats and regional payroll standards across different countries.
• Developed an intelligent template matching algorithm that automatically identifies and processes various payroll formats, reducing manual data entry time by 80% and minimizing human errors.
• Built a robust permission management system with multi-layer security features, implementing both frontend and backend authentication mechanisms to ensure secure access control across different user roles.
• Created a modern React-based frontend with role-based access control (RBAC), featuring intuitive interfaces for client management, payroll processing, and vendor management.

### Software Engineer Intern @ NNRoad | EOR, PEO, GEO, Payroll Worldwide
Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | United States
1. Solely designed and developed a multi-platform ChatBot using the OpenAI API, with ability to customize chat flow with BPMN. Trained ChatBot to answer company-related queries, enhancing customer service efficiency and user experience.
2. Implemented predefined questions within the ChatBot to gather and analyze customer data, providing valuable insights into customer needs.
3. Utilized MySQL Workbench to structure and store customer interaction data, ensuring data integrity and enabling deep behavioral analysis through complex queries.
4. Developed a ranking web application that fetches monthly rankings of companies via APIs and displays them on a dynamic web interface.
5. Integrated database storage to persist historical ranking data, allowing users to filter results by year and month while enabling direct company website access.

### Software Engineer Intern @ Anhui HeYe Network Technology Co., Ltd.
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022
• Through Spring Security, set up authentication filters to validate user credentials upon login and issued access tokens upon successful authentication
• Remote connection and deployment of software systems using Docker, reduced deployment times by 30% through the adoption of Docker containerization, enhancing project efficiency
• Applied Unit Test based on Jest, implementation of CI/CD pipelines, enabling faster and more reliable software release
• Extract data using SQL for data analysis, created data visualizations and reports using tools like Tableau or Power BI to present analytical findings to stakeholders in a clear and understandable manner

### Software Engineer Intern @ Anhui HeYe Network Technology Co., Ltd.
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | China

### Software Engineer Intern @ Mtel Telecommunication Company Limited
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022
• Implemented network security measures, including firewall configurations and intrusion detection systems, to enhance network protection and prevent potential threats
• Capture and analyze network packets using Wireshark, examining packet content and traffic patterns to identify underlying network issues

### Software Engineer Intern @ Hefei Zhilu Construction Technology Co.
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021
• Implemented data pipelines and ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes to ingest, cleanse, and transform data from diverse sources into the platform
• Implemented comprehensive monitoring and alerting systems, leveraging tools like Prometheus and Grafana, to proactively identify and address performance bottlenecks and issues, improved overall system reliability, resulting in a 23% decrease in system downtime and improved client satisfaction


## Education
### Master's Degree in Computer Engineering
Santa Clara University

### Bachelor of Science in Computer Software Engineering
Macau University of Science and Technology

### Hefei No.1 High School


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/zihui-zhang-lilia
- GitHub: https://github.com/Lilia0324

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Last updated: 2026-04-17