Summary
Gengjie Chen is a Principal Algorithm Engineer based in Shenzhen with nine years of experience applying advanced algorithms to EDA and system-level problems. Currently at Huawei, he has progressed from senior roles into principal engineering, bringing deep expertise in placement, routing, clock synthesis, and buffer characterization from prior positions at Giga Design Automation, Cadence, and Synopsys. He holds a PhD in Computer Science and Engineering from The Chinese University of Hong Kong and began his technical journey with a top-scoring BSc in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Sun Yat-Sen University. Gengjie blends research rigor with production impact, evidenced by internships and a research stint at Polytechnique Montréal on reproducible tracking evaluation. Known for tackling low-level, latency- and process-sensitive challenges, he also maintains a technical homepage (chengengjie.github.io) that surfaces his work and thinking. Colleagues rely on him to turn complex physical-design constraints into practical, deployable algorithmic solutions.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Electrical and Electronics Engineering, 92/100, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Electrical and Electronics Engineering, 92/100 at Sun Yat-Sen University
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
English, Chinese