Software Engineer | MCS-DS @ UIUC | ML + Data Engineering

Hey, I'm Kobe Guo.

I'm a software engineer and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign MCS-DS student focused on machine learning, data engineering, and production-ready software. I like building clean systems, reliable workflows, and tools that solve real problems.
Here's a bit more and how I work.

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  • Machine learning
  • Data engineering
  • Python + SQL
  • React.js

Experience

Experience that backs up the portfolio.

A mix of incoming internship work, production engineering, and client-facing development that shows both technical depth and real-world execution.

Upcoming Summer 2026

Capital One

Software Engineer Intern

June 2026 - August 2026 McLean, VA

Incoming Software Engineer Intern for Summer 2026, where I'll be learning how large-scale production systems are built, tested, and operated in a real engineering environment.

Freelance

Self-Employed

Freelance Developer

November 2023 - August 2025 Remote

Built and shipped client work for small businesses, with hands-on ownership across frontend improvements, performance tuning, accessibility fixes, and production-ready updates.

Internship

Nourish'd

Software Engineer Intern

June 2023 - August 2023 Cape Town, South Africa

Built product features across mobile and backend systems, including a React Native ordering app and a MySQL-to-Firebase migration that supported more scalable, real-time product behavior.

Selected Work

Projects that show how I think, build, and ship.

A mix of machine learning, automation, data-oriented software, and selected production projects with a bias for clean execution and measurable outcomes.

  • Preview of the Universal Lesion Segmentation Challenge 2023 project
    01 Machine learning project

    Universal Lesion Segmentation Challenge 2023

    Python, TensorFlow, Keras

    As part of my senior project, I collaborated with a multidisciplinary team to develop and evaluate machine learning models for medical image segmentation. Working with hospital bone datasets, we fine-tuned advanced models and achieved a Dice score of 0.87.

    Code Presentation
  • Preview of the Twitter Clone project
    02 Full-stack application

    Twitter Clone

    Next.js, React, JavaScript, Firebase, Redux, Tailwind CSS

    Built a real-time social media app with Next.js and React, backed by Firebase for authentication and live updates. Redux and Tailwind CSS helped keep the interface responsive, consistent, and easy to extend.

    Code Live demo
  • Preview of the Feralands 2D Action RPG project
    03 Custom gameplay systems

    Feralands 2D Action RPG

    GameMaker Studio, GML

    Designed and built a 2D action RPG with custom movement, combat, inventory, and game-state systems. The project focused on combining gameplay feel with maintainable game logic and iterative polish.

    Code Play demo
  • Preview of the TikTok Video Scraper project
    04 Automation + scraping

    TikTok Video Scraper

    Python, BeautifulSoup, Selenium

    Developed a scraper that navigates TikTok pages, parses relevant HTML, and collects video links for download workflows. The project sharpened my skills in browser automation and resilient scraping.

    Code Watch demo
  • Preview of the Touchdown Wings website
    05 Client-facing delivery

    Touchdown Wings Website

    React, JavaScript, Bootstrap

    Built a restaurant website focused on clarity, responsiveness, and real business impact. The site attracts more than 1,000 monthly visitors and supports a smoother browsing experience for customers.

    Code Live site
  • Preview of the Web Scraper project
    06 Practical automation

    Web Scraper

    Python, BeautifulSoup

    Built a Python scraper that pulls job data from TimesJobs and formats listings into a cleaner, easier-to-read output. It focused on HTML parsing fundamentals and practical automation.

    Code
  • Preview of this ePortfolio site
    07 Personal systems design

    E-Portfolio

    HTML, CSS, JavaScript

    Designed, developed, and hosted my own portfolio to present projects, experience, and contact information in a clear, responsive format across desktop and mobile devices.

    Code Live site