Summary
Max Zhang is a software developer based in Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey, with eight years of experience building scalable backend and data-driven systems. He blends strong data engineering with practical software craftsmanship, optimizing pipelines with ElasticSearch, PostgreSQL, and FastAPI to enable real-time processing and faster delivery. Currently a Software Developer at Quaternion Consulting Inc., he previously delivered a 60% performance boost in real-time data processing and cut deployment cycles by 30% at TCG Digital through enhanced data streaming and CI/CD workflows. His projects span blockchain analytics and high-performance algorithms, including a recklessness-detection model for blockchain transactions and BroadcASCII, a multithreaded video-to-ASCII converter in C++. An active open-source contributor through the Rensselaer Center for Open Source and a former CS teaching assistant at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, he champions Agile practices and collaborative engineering. He earned a BS in Computer Science from RPI with a 3.8 GPA and maintains a portfolio at www.wonkeyz.com.
8 years of coding experience