Summary
Huan Zhang is a seasoned engineering leader with over a decade at Amazon building and scaling large-scale personalization, Alexa, and Amazon Go systems. Currently a Software Development Manager for Personalization in Irvine, he drives teams that blend proactive customer experience, data-driven insights, and adaptivity to improve satisfaction and engagement. His background spans core AWS identity services to storefront merchandising, giving him deep expertise in secure, distributed systems and product-facing engineering. Huan pairs hands-on technical roots—from C++ visualization research that earned a best-paper award—to strategic management of cross-functional charters. He’s known for turning complex data and customer signals into practical, trust-building product behavior rather than just raw experimentation. Outside of product work, his teaching and research history signal a continuous interest in mentoring and rigorous, measurable evaluation.
12 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Master Computer Science, Master Computer Science at Michigan Technological University
English, Chinese