Guanlun Zhao
Member Of Technical Staff at OpenAI
San Francisco Bay Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolGuanlun Zhao is a seasoned software engineer with 10 years of experience building high-performance web and messaging systems across companies from Vyond to LinkedIn and now OpenAI. He has driven full-stack initiatives—introducing server-driven UI in Messenger, leading SDK migrations, and delivering 99.9% messaging reliability—while mentoring engineers to grow into full-stack problem solvers. His background spans latency-sensitive video rendering and production-grade messaging platforms, with practical strengths in front-end performance, backend reliability, and cross-team enablement. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, he blends product-focused engineering with measurable outcomes and strong documentation and enablement practices. Interested in data, machine learning, and quant strategies, he brings a curiosity for analytics-driven solutions that complement his systems work. Notably, he progressed rapidly early in his career—earning a promotion record at Vyond—and continues to tackle complex distributed problems at cutting-edge organizations.
9 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Master’s Degree, Computer Science, Master’s Degree, Computer Science at Texas A&M UniversityHong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)
Chinese, English, Chinese
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (13)
python9
tensorflow9
machine-learning9
deep-learning9
neural-network8
data-science8
deep-neural-networks7
ml7
electricity5
python-client5
api4
javascript3
transmission2
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
qnlzgl/CS5224-PIA
Mar 2019 - Apr 2019
Contributions:23 commits, 16 pushes, 2 branches in 26 days
qnlzgl/GiveMeSomeCredit
Apr 2021 - Feb 2025
Contributions:4 pushes, 1 branch, 2 issues in 3 years 10 months
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