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Justin Zhu

Mid-level Full-Stack Engineer specializing in web, iOS, and interactive platforms

CosmoSan Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, CA4 Years ExperienceMid LevelWorks On-Site

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Full-stack developer who built a social media/live-streaming platform with searchable user streams based on profile attributes like hobbies, schools, and profession. Demonstrated hands-on ownership of both application and database architecture, including social graph modeling, SQL optimization, and a hybrid STUN/TURN approach for scaling multi-user live streaming on AWS.

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Key Strengths

  • Built a full-stack social media platform with profile-based stream discovery
  • Designed relational data models for social graph features
  • Strong SQL querying and join-based data retrieval
  • Improved search performance by normalizing JSON-based profile data into relational tables
  • Understands real-time streaming tradeoffs between P2P/STUN and TURN architectures
  • Balanced scalability and infrastructure cost with a hybrid TURN fallback approach
  • Took ownership of refactoring codebase and database design for maintainability

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Experience

Lead Developer/FounderCosmo · Jan 2025 – Apr 2026freelance
Lead Developer/FounderStudy at CS Lab · Jun 2022 – Dec 2024freelance

Education

San Francisco State Universitybachelor, Computer Science (2018)

Languages

English

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Justin ZhuMid-level Full-Stack Engineer specializing in web, iOS, and interactive platforms