Summary
Haoran Liu is a seasoned engineering leader with nearly a decade of experience building and scaling high-performance teams and distributed systems across major tech hubs in the US and China. Currently Head of Engineering for WeChat Store Advertising at Tencent, he has driven product strategy and engineering execution that delivered multi-billion-dollar growth in e-commerce and ad platforms. His prior roles at Netflix, Facebook, and Cisco reflect deep expertise in large-scale backend systems, performance optimization, and cross-functional collaboration. Known for mentoring top-tier talent and fostering a culture of innovation, he blends product-minded leadership with hands-on technical judgment. A Duke MS and Zhejiang University alumnus based in San Jose, he balances global product experience with a pragmatic, execution-first ethos — and his GitHub motto, "犹豫,就会败北!" hints at a bias for decisive action.
9 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Northeast Yucai School
Master of Science, Electrical/Computer Engg-MS, Master of Science, Electrical/Computer Engg-MS at Duke University
Bachelor of Science (BS), Information Science and Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BS), Information Science and Computer Engineering at Zhejiang University
Chinese, English