Summary
Alison Zhang is an Associate Director of Software Engineering in the San Francisco Bay Area with nine years of focused leadership in QA, automation, and release engineering across cloud, storage, virtualization, and embedded device teams. She has built QA organizations and infrastructure end-to-end, driving testing and release processes at companies from Amazon Lab126 and PacBio to security-focused startups and storage vendors. Equally comfortable in Python automation and system-level testing, she has steered teams through device launches, secure enclave “lift-and-shift” releases, and machine-learning-infused TTS products. Known for clear communication and a pragmatic, analytical approach, Alison pairs hands-on technical depth with people-building skills to scale reliable engineering practices. An early background in networking, optical systems, and attempted PhD work in neural networks gives her a rare blend of systems engineering and research curiosity that informs pragmatic test strategies.
9 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
BSc EE Electrical and Electronics Engineering, BSc EE Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Harbin Engineering University
PhD (Not complete) ITS CAN Neural Network, PhD (Not complete) ITS CAN Neural Network at University of Wolverhampton