Jovy Zhou
I'm a software engineer at Petra Labs, building at the frontier of AI search. I studied computer science at Northwestern. Outside of work I'm usually on a climbing wall, building keyboards I don't need, or stuck in ranked queue.
Experience
Software Engineer, Petra LabsAug 2026 – Present
Software Engineer Intern, GitHubSummer 2025
Undergraduate Researcher, Northwestern MU Collective2024 – 2026
Teaching Assistant, Northwestern CS2024 – 2026
Projects
Splitzy2026
For when the check comes and nobody wants to do the math. Snap the receipt, everyone taps what they ate.
Purple Hours2024
Keeps office hours from turning into a mosh pit. Used by 500+ Northwestern students.
Skills
Languages
TypeScript, Python, Java, C/C++, Ruby, SQL
Tools
React, Next.js, Node.js, Rails, Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, Redis, gRPC, AWS, Docker
Education
Northwestern University2026
BA/MS, Computer Science