👋 Hi, I’m Fenney

💻 Software Engineer | Problem Solver

• A developer who best understands customers and products, and the strongest engineer among those who communicate with customers and understand products.
• Proficient in Python, Java, Go, and Javascript;
• Experienced with Git, Docker, and Linux; capable of end-to-end project deployment

📚 Education

• Currently pursuing Computer Science,statistics and finance at the University of Chicago
• Research interests: Fullstack, Algorithms, and Fintech

🌱 Always Learning

• Machine Learning & Data Systems
• Full-Stack & Backend Engineering

🚀 What I do best

• Build end-to-end machine learning systems that run reliably in production, covering data ingestion, feature engineering, low-latency model serving, and system monitoring.
• Hands-on experience designing real-time ML pipelines for risk scoring, recommendation, and bidding use cases, with practical experience in deep learning models such as DeepFM, DSSM, and Transformers, as well as reinforcement learning.
• Strong focus on latency, reliability, and observability in deployed ML services. I design and implement scalable backend services and APIs, work extensively with distributed systems and data infrastructure, and deploy production systems using Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and AWS.

📫 How to Reach Me

• Email: jiayuzhao@uchicago.edu

⚡ Fun Fact

• Avid tennis player and swimmer 🏸🏊‍♂️

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