Alex Zhu is a software engineer with 12 years of experience blending research-grade algorithms and production engineering, currently a Software Engineer II at Google in Toronto. He holds a Master's in Computer Science from Simon Fraser and a PhD background working on event-based camera algorithms, which informs his strengths in computer vision, deep learning, and algorithm design. Alex has moved from research assistant roles into impactful engineering positions at Google, contributing to Ads Privacy and experiment infrastructure as well as visualization tooling during internships. Proficient across Java, C++, Python, and TypeScript, he bridges low-level systems thinking with large-scale product needs. Colleagues describe him as someone who translates complex research ideas into reliable, production-ready systems.
12 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, 3.7/4.3, rank: 6/82, Bachelor's degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, 3.7/4.3, rank: 6/82 at University of Science and Technology of China
Master's degree, Computer Science, 3.8/4.0, Master's degree, Computer Science, 3.8/4.0 at Simon Fraser University
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