Chuxiao Hou
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● Programming Language: Python, Java, HTML/CSS, JavaScript
● Tools and Frameworks: Django, PostgreSQL, Flask, Spring Boot, React, MySQL, DynamoDB, MongoDB, AWS, Docker, JUnit, PyTest, Postman, GitHub, Github Actions, Grafana PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Founder & Backend Lead New York, NY
OvO Gaming Guild Platform (Startup) 01/2025 – present
● Designed and developed a lightweight AI-driven companion-booking platform featuring a WebSocket-powered Chat UI front end, exposing REST/WebSocket APIs for search, gifting, tipping, and order management; integrated GPT-4o SmartBotChat via OpenAI Function Calling, handling 70% of bookings directly via the on-page SmartChat bot with no human hand-off.
● Implemented modular FastAPI microservices backed by PostgreSQL and Redis to persist orders/tips and cache high-traffic companion data, cutting database read load by 60% and keeping matchmaking latency below 80 ms in alpha tests.
● Customised an open-source WebRTC signalling server to deliver 1-to-1 and group voice chat via WebSocket with P2P media.
● Containerised the stack with Docker Compose and built a GitHub Actions CI/CD pipeline running PyTest, building images, and one-click deploying to AWS; SQL-driven Grafana dashboards monitor key metrics, keeping drill MTTR < 30 min Software Engineer Intern Boston, MA
Medtronic 06/2024 – 01/2025
● Designed and built a full-stack surgical instrument scheduling platform featuring an interactive HTML/CSS/JavaScript and FullCalendar front end with embedded analytic, a Flask + REST/WebSocket back end supporting create, query, edit, delete, and bulk-import operations, boosting scheduling efficiency by 30%.
● Architected a multi-tenant PostgreSQL schema-systems, groups, reservations, purposes-with a compound system_id/start_time index that caps conflict checks at 200 ms, while a Redis hot-data cache reduced peak read load by 65%.
● Implemented an hourly Power Automate trigger that delta-loads legacy SharePoint lists into the new database, and packaged the stack with Docker Compose for deployment on AWS EC2, cutting environment hand-over time from days to under one hour.
● Integrated PostgreSQL database with SharePoint ETL, built analytics and visualization layer using Power BI and Excel pivot table that surfaces utilisation, peak hours and departmental trends, executive approval for an enterprise-wide rollout.
● Coordinated on-call rotation to triage failures and documented the on-call runbook for new team members. Full-Stack Web Engineer Intern Remote
Xinxin Industrial Furnace Equipment Co. Ltd. 01/2024 – 05/2024
● Designed and developed a full-stack blog application with Python Django, integrated with MySQL and JWT-secured RESTful CRUD APIs; built a modern Bootstrap + HTML/CSS front end that enables post upload, search, and comment.
● Built the application with Docker Compose and deployed it to AWS EC2 for scalable operations; validated endpoints with Postman and automated test coverage with PyTest to ensure release quality.
● Setup monitoring system based on Google open source cloud-prober and visualized the status with a dashboard in Grafana. Enterprise Student Registration Platform New York, NY Hofstra University 08/2023 – 12/2023
● Designed and developed a Student Registration application using Java SpringBoot, React and DynamoDB.
● Used SpringBoot H2 in-memory database to cache the frequently used student info based on LRU.
● Provided both session-based authentication and authorization via JWT and Spring Security.
● Built the frontend based on Ant design library and JSX and connected the frontend with APIs through React Hooks.
● Developed the application using Maven and deployed on an AWS EC2 instance, created a DynamoDB table through AWS console and wired up them using an IAM account.
RELATED EXPERIENCE
● Publication: Hou, C. “Application of Artificial Intelligence Technology in Smart Car Design”. Highlights in Science, Engineering and Technology, vol. 15, Nov. 2022, pp. 322-5, doi:10.54097/hset.v15i.3006. EDUCATION
Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering, Hofstra University 08/2023 – 12/2025 Master of Science in Computer Science
Tandon School of Engineering, New York University 08/2021 – 05/2023 Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
School of Mechanical Engineering, Liaoning Technical University 09/2016 – 07/2020 Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
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