Summary
Dean Shi is a Chief Architect with 13 years of experience designing and delivering large-scale data platforms for enterprises in China. He has led teams building PB-scale analytics systems and real-time pipelines using Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, Hive, Storm and related cloud-native orchestration like Azkaban and Spring Cloud. His work at TalkingData and Kaola FM focused on resilient batch and streaming architectures that power recommendation and analytics products, while earlier roles honed his skills in ad-tech search and mobile payments. Based in Beijing, he combines hands-on system design with team leadership, regularly publishing technical insights on his blog and maintaining a GitHub presence. Notably, he has repeatedly moved projects from prototype to production at scale, bridging open-source stacks with pragmatic operational practices.
13 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Information and Computer Sciences, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Information and Computer Sciences at Northeast Electric Power University
Master of Computer Applications (M.C.A.), Computer Software Engineering, Master of Computer Applications (M.C.A.), Computer Software Engineering at Changchun University of Science and Technology