Pengyue(Palmer) Zhao
Software Engineer | UChicago MPCS
Software Engineer with experience building backend systems, data pipelines, and AI workflows. Skilled in Java, Python, Database, and AWS, delivering reliable applications across fintech, e-commerce, and data-intensive environments.
Projects
Pavilion ERP - AI-Augmented ERP Platform
Built a full-stack ERP system for inventory, orders, suppliers, and customers, with AI-assisted product workflows and multi-channel automation.
Tech: Django, React, PostgreSQL, AWS, Docker, Make.com, LLM Workflows
Repository: github.com/friendoftiger/pavilion-erp
Big Data Analytics Platform
Designed a Lambda Architecture pipeline for batch and real-time data processing, serving analytics through a web application.
Tech: Kafka, Spark, Hive, HBase, Node.js
Repository: github.com/friendoftiger/nba-analytic-platform
Raft Distributed Message Queue
Built a Raft-based message queue with leader election, log replication, and fault tolerance across distributed nodes.
Tech: Python, REST APIs, Raft, Distributed Systems
Repository: github.com/friendoftiger/raft-distributed-system
Genomics Annotation Cloud Service
Engineered an AWS-based genomic annotation platform that lets users submit jobs, track results, and manage archived annotation files through S3, DynamoDB, SQS, and Glacier.
Tech: AWS, SQS/SNS, Lambda, EC2, RDS, DynamoDB
Repository: github.com/friendoftiger/genometic-annotation-cloud-service
Delay: Chatroom Web Application
A responsive Flask and SQLite single-page chat application inspired by Slack, featuring channel-based messaging, threaded replies, unread counts, user profiles, and emoji reactions.
Tech: Python, Flask, SQLite, JavaScript, HTML, CSS
Repository: github.com/friendoftiger/chat-web-app