Summary
Carson Zhang is a Principal R&D Test Engineer in Cupertino with over 20 years of deep experience designing and implementing real-time embedded and Linux platform software, from U-Boot and kernel work to device drivers and multi-core concurrency. He has a strong track record building automated test systems and developer tools, leveraging Python and frameworks like Robot to accelerate validation of complex ASICs, AI accelerators, and multimedia processors. Carson’s background spans networking and storage giants (Cisco, Broadcom, Western Digital) where he translated low-level hardware behavior into scalable, production-ready test and firmware solutions. Known for hunting down elusive failure modes, he combines systems-level debugging with test automation to shorten time-to-resolution and improve release quality. Outside work he’s a robotics and solar power enthusiast who lives by “Life is short, use PYTHON,” reflecting a practical, maker-minded approach to engineering.
8 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
Concordia University
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China