Summary
Effy Zhang is a product-focused engineering leader and founder with 11 years of experience building user-centric systems at the intersection of design and AI. Based in San Francisco, she founded and scaled baserun—an evaluation and monitoring platform for LLM applications that was acquired—and now works as a Member of Technical Staff at Anthropic. Her background spans product design and engineering roles at Cruise and Square, giving her a rare blend of AV testing strategy, human-centered design, and practical software delivery. Effy combines an MFA in Interaction Design with software engineering training, which shows up in her ability to translate complex ML/AI requirements into intuitive product experiences. An occasional early VR and creative-code educator, she brings a multidisciplinary curiosity that informs pragmatic, well-crafted AI tooling.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Software Engineering, Computer Software Engineering at Fullstack Academy
VR Development, VR Development at UploadVR
Creative Code Immersive, Creative Code Immersive at Gray Area Foundation For The Arts
BE Industrial Design, BE Industrial Design at China Agricultural University
Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Interaction Design, Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Interaction Design at School of Visual Arts
iOS for Designers, iOS for Designers at CodePath