Summary
Brandon Zhu is a seasoned software leader and VP Software Engineer based in New York with a multi-decade career delivering enterprise-grade systems across finance, media, and automotive industries. Transitioning from a Ph.D. in biology to technology around 2000, he combines rigorous analytical thinking with hands-on engineering, particularly in Java and distributed systems. He has led critical projects at JPMorgan Chase after long tenures as a senior Java developer at Intercontinental Exchange and other firms, consistently driving business impact through reliable, scalable solutions. Known for translating complex domain problems into production software, he takes pride in work that empowers business outcomes and often brings a scientific rigor to system design and troubleshooting.
8 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D., Biology, Ph.D., Biology at University of Michigan