Kevin Zhang

CS @ UIUC

Greater Chicago Area

About

UIUC Computer Science student interested in software engineering, AI applications, and product development. I enjoy building practical, user-focused tools and exploring complex, data-driven problems across technology and finance.

Experience

  • Quantitative Researcher Intern at Engineers Gate
    May 2026 - Present · 3 mos

  • Software Engineer Intern at CIBC
    Jan 2026 - May 2026 · 5 mos

  • Software Development Intern at Clarity Partners
    Jun 2024 - Aug 2024 · 3 mos

    Clarity Partners, LLC is a privately held full-service management and technology consulting firm, founded in Chicago, IL in 2004 on the principle of providing big firm consulting best practices with the innovation, efficiency, and personal attention typically found in smaller firms.

  • Software Engineer at Geni
    Oct 2023 - May 2024 · 8 mos

    Full-stack developer for Geni, a software startup company aimed at creating personalized education tools for educators and students using AI. At Geni, I've worked on: - UI/UX design for both the Teacher and Student interfaces using Figma and other art tools - Front-end design for the Teacher and Student designs, that allow for intuitive management of classrooms and various features; Implemented with TypeScript, React.js, etc. - Back-end implementation, including integration with Google Classroom and a gamification system associated with the students' skill proficiency tracking system, implemented using Prisma, MongoDB, etc.

  • Deputy Field Organizer at Voter Contact Strategies LLC
    Aug 2022 - Nov 2022 · 4 mos

    After being elevated from my position at the Illinois Opportunity Project, the organization pivoted towards the 2022 General Election. As Deputy Field Organizer, I recruited, trained, and managed volunteers that joined the campaign, collected, managed, and organized data entry for DuPage county, utilized the back-end functions of the Advantage walkbooks app when canvassing and to help volunteers go canvassing and track their progress.