Computer Science student building backend systems, AI-enabled tools, and reliable full-stack products.
B.S. Computer Science at Iowa State University, graduating May 2026. I work across Java, Python, TypeScript, SQL, Spring Boot, Next.js, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, and AWS. Recent work includes ERP platform customizations, a production healthcare research backend, and AI-powered web applications.
Practical software engineering with research-grade attention to data accuracy.
I am a Computer Science student at Iowa State University with a 3.6 GPA and hands-on experience in backend development, cloud infrastructure, and AI-assisted applications. At ISU NextGen PPT Lab, I build automated 3D hand model analysis tooling in Python and help maintain an AWS-hosted FastAPI backend for a healthcare research application. At Kingdee Cloud, I engineered Java-based ERP plugins across HR, Contract, and Inventory workflows and supported Linux production releases. I like systems where correctness matters: APIs with clear contracts, data pipelines that remove manual error, and interfaces that make technical work easier for real users.
Software work across ERP systems, applied research, and teaching.
Kingdee Cloud, Beijing | Jun 2025 - Aug 2025
Engineered 10+ Java-based plugins for HR, Contract, and Inventory modules, automating ERP workflows and reducing task completion time by an estimated 15%. Developed an inventory module with Java and complex SQL, then helped execute 5+ production releases on Linux servers.
ISU NextGen PPT Lab | Feb 2025 - Present
Developed a Python pipeline for automated 3D hand model analysis, increasing measurement speed by 400% while eliminating manual measurement errors. Maintain an AWS-hosted FastAPI backend with AI processing, PostgreSQL, and cloud operations for a healthcare application.
NovaCode | Aug 2025 - Present
Design and deliver customized computer science curriculum for competitive programming preparation, translating algorithms and coding principles into practical lessons that build problem-solving confidence.
Languages, frameworks, cloud tools, and databases I use.
Selected Projects
Java Spring Boot backend for an event discovery application, with 20+ RESTful APIs, authentication workflows, event CRUD operations, search, and a MySQL schema designed from scratch.
Next.js and PostgreSQL platform with persisted AI chat threads, image generation workflows, API key issuance, token metering, and OpenAI-compatible proxying for 200+ monthly active users.
Python data processing pipeline and AWS-hosted FastAPI backend for automated 3D hand model analysis in a production-grade healthcare research application.
I am open to software engineering internships, new graduate roles, backend/full-stack projects, and research engineering work. Email: gaokaining22@gmail.com Phone: 641-780-5653 Location: Des Moines, Iowa