Summary
Haotian Deng is a Senior Software Development Engineer with 10 years of experience specializing in computer networking systems, currently driving Global Traffic Management and CDN efforts at ByteDance from his base in San Jose. His background blends production SDN and data center networking engineering with earlier research in wireless networking, reflecting a strong bridge between academic rigor (PhD work at Purdue) and large-scale operational systems. At ByteDance he progressed from SDE to senior roles focusing on SDN and then global traffic, demonstrating a knack for evolving technical scope and impact. Comfortable in both research and production environments, he brings deep protocol and infrastructure expertise to high-throughput, latency-sensitive problems. An international academic path through Tongji, SUNY Buffalo, Ohio State, and Purdue hints at broad perspective and adaptability across teams and technologies.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Software Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Software Engineering at Tongji University
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at Purdue University
Master of Science - MS, Computer Science and Engineering, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science and Engineering at State University of New York at Buffalo
Computer Science and Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering at The Ohio State University
English, Chinese, Shanghainese