Peter Tran

Software Engineer | MS Computer Science @ UMass Amherst

United States

About

Building ML models @ River. Previously worked at Mckinsey & Company as a software engineer building e-commerce and computer vision applications.

Experience

  • Software Engineer at River
    Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr

    Building ML models for various purposes such as AML risk and lifetime value prediction

  • Teaching Assistant at University of Massachusetts Amherst
    Sep 2023 - May 2025 · 1 yr 9 mos

  • Software Engineer at McKinsey & Company
    Aug 2022 - Aug 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo

    - Using NestJS and GraphQL, helped a major wholesaler increase profit margin and scale by migrating from Shopify to internal services. Increased the number of orders by 10%. - Responsible for the implementation of e-commerce checkout service which handled 5k daily orders, integrating 3rd party payment gateways and logistic updates. - Held problem solving sessions to align implementation across multiple teams. - Used machine learning models (written in Pytorch) and geospatial analysis methods to measure construction progress. Used a combination of models and features (roads, vehicles, etc...) to precisely detect construction activity, track progress, and detect violations.