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# Maximilian Zhang

**Headline:** Founding Engineer @ talentpluto \(YC\) \| Ex\-Amazon
**Profession:** Founding Engineer
**Location:** United States

## About

Maximilian Zhang is the founding engineer \#1 at talentpluto, a YC company\. He brings software engineering, research, and computer engineering experience spanning early\-stage product building, IoT work, transportation\-focused engineering, and university research\. Maximilian’s strengths include software implementation, C\+\+, Python, open\-source software, electrical engineering, electronics, research skills, and design\. Before talentpluto, he worked as a software engineer at Amazon, where his role focused on “Semi\-Truck Wrangler” work, and at BP, where he described his focus as “IoT wrangler\.” At the University of Illinois Urbana\-Champaign, he conducted research in the Heliophysics Research Lab and contributed to research aimed at helping farmers use robots in remote locations\. Maximilian earned a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana\-Champaign\. His additional skills and interests include coaching, music, trading, investments, Microsoft Office, and Chinese\.

## Services

- Open\-Source Software
- Research Skills
- C\+\+
- Design
- Software Implementation
- Python \(Programming Language\)
- Coaching
- Music
- Electronics
- Trading
- Investments
- Microsoft Office
- Electrical Engineering
- Chinese

## Highlights

- Serves as founding engineer \#1 at talentpluto, a YC company\.
- Worked as a software engineer at Amazon in a “Semi\-Truck Wrangler” role\.
- Worked as a software engineer at BP in an “IoT wrangler” role\.
- Conducted research at the University of Illinois Urbana\-Champaign’s Heliophysics Research Lab\.
- Contributed to University of Illinois Urbana\-Champaign research helping farmers use robots in remote locations\.
- Earned a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana\-Champaign\.
- Brings skills in open\-source software, research, C\+\+, design, software implementation, Python, coaching, music, electronics, trading, investments, Microsoft Office, electrical engineering, and Chinese\.

## Experience

- **Founding Engineer at talentpluto** (2026\-01\-01–present) — Founding engineer \#1
- **Research at University of Illinois Urbana\-Champaign** (2024\-01\-01–2024\-01\-01) — Helping farmers use robots in the middle of no where
- **Software Engineer at Amazon** (2024\-01\-01–2026\-01\-01) — Semi\-Truck Wrangler
- **Software Engineer at BP** (2022\-01\-01–2023\-01\-01) — IoT wrangler
- **Research at University of Illinois Urbana\-Champaign** (2022\-01\-01–2022\-01\-01) — Heliophysics Research Lab

## Education

- Bachelor of Engineering \- BE, Computer Engineering — University of Illinois Urbana\-Champaign (2020\-01\-01–2024\-01\-01)

## FAQ

### What does Maximilian do now?

Maximilian Zhang is founding engineer \#1 at talentpluto, a YC company\.

### What are Maximilian’s areas of expertise?

Maximilian is strongest in software implementation, C\+\+, Python, open\-source software, research, design, electrical engineering, and electronics\. His listed skills also include coaching, music, trading, investments, Microsoft Office, and Chinese\.

### What is Maximilian’s role at talentpluto?

Maximilian is founding engineer \#1 at talentpluto, where he works at an early\-stage YC company\.

### What did Maximilian do at Amazon?

Maximilian worked as a software engineer at Amazon, with a role he described as “Semi\-Truck Wrangler\.”

### What did Maximilian do at BP?

Maximilian worked as a software engineer at BP, where he described his role as “IoT wrangler\.”

### What research did Maximilian conduct at the University of Illinois Urbana\-Champaign?

Maximilian conducted research at the University of Illinois Urbana\-Champaign’s Heliophysics Research Lab\.

### What agricultural robotics research did Maximilian work on?

Maximilian also participated in University of Illinois Urbana\-Champaign research focused on helping farmers use robots in remote locations\.

### What is Maximilian’s educational background?

Maximilian earned a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana\-Champaign\.

### What language does Maximilian list?

Maximilian lists Chinese among his skills\.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www\.linkedin\.com/in/maximilian\-zhang\-2024

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