Rui Tao

About Rui Tao

Master\'s Student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Washington Specializing in AI, full-stack development, and game server engineeringSummary: I have hands-on experience in developing high-performance systems and delivering impactful solutions. I bring a strong technical foundation and practical problem-solving skills.Key Experience: • SLB (Schlumberger): Led development of an Azure-based well log platform with React/Flask/MongoDB stack. Engineered a parallel processing system achieving 8x throughput for concurrent ML tasks. • Alibaba Group: Implemented an optimized A* pathfinding system handling 1500×1500 hex grids within 200ms. Reduced social system RPC times by 83% through segmented caching and async preloading. • Parkalytics Capstone Project: Trained YOLOv8 models achieving m•••@0.50 of 0.545 on merged traffic datasets. Integrated real-time vehicle tracking and counting using ByteTrack.Technical Projects: • AI-Enhanced Mock Interview Platform: Built a microservices platform with React/NestJS/Python and WebRTC for P2P interviews. Implemented AI features using OpenAI/LangChain and deployed on GCP with CI/CD. • P2P Video On-Demand Server: Engineered a high-concurrency server using Reactor pattern and thread pools. Implemented secure authentication with Redis sessions and reliable UDP transmission.

Experience

1. Software Engineer

   Amazon

   Sep 2025 — Present

Education

• Ocean University of China

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Marine Sciences

• University of Washington

  Master of Science - MS, Electrical and Computer Engineering

• Shandong University

  Master of Science - MS, Computer Science