James Gan
Software Enginner Manager at Google
Redmond, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolJames Gan is a software engineering leader with 15+ years of industry experience who currently leads AI/ML and platform initiatives at Google DeepMind after steering Gemini API and SDK work at Google. He has deep expertise in large-scale data systems and cloud platforms—Hadoop/MapReduce, BigQuery, SQL/NoSQL—and has driven production ML and Azure ML platform projects at Microsoft and core networking infrastructure at AWS. A hands-on manager and recruiter, he builds high-performing teams, sets technical direction, and helps customers onboard complex platforms while emphasizing data privacy and drift detection. His background blends rigorous research training (PhD in Computer Science) with practical systems engineering across IBM, enterprise JEE stacks, and modern cloud-native services. Notably, he has repeatedly moved research and analytic ideas into production—from ELB routing engines to enterprise ML pipelines—demonstrating a rare mix of low-level systems craftsmanship and strategic product delivery. Based in Redmond, he combines cloud, security-aware architecture, and AI/ML experience to solve scalable, real-world data problems.
8 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Master Power System and Its Automation, Master Power System and Its Automation at Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityPhD Computer Science, PhD Computer Science at Shanghai Jiao Tong University
English, Chinese
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Github Skills (25)
data-mesh10
cds10
java10
mongodb10
concurrency10
data-model9
tomcat6
maven6
macos6
homebrew6
spring6
python6
sis6
rbenv6
linkedin5
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
jamesgalvin/Microsoft-portfolio
Aug 2017 - Mar 2023
Contributions:2 PRs, 6 pushes, 2 branches in 5 years 7 months
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jamesgalvin/Dynamics-365-Industry-Accelerators
May 2019 - Mar 2023
Dynamics 365 is releasing Industry Accelerators to enable ISVs, SIs and Partners to rapidly build industry focused solutions on top of our Business Application and Intelligence Platforms. These accelerators are created through a close partnership with internal Product , Sales, Service, Marketing, Field and Vertical Teams, with feedback from external industry SI, ISV and Partners. Here you will find samples and guidance on how to build and extend your industry solution on the Dynamics 365 Business Application and Intelligence platforms using our industry accelerators. Samples will also include cross product implementations with Azure, Office 365, Power BI, LinkedIn, Teams and other on-premise and cloud based implementations.
Contributions:3 pushes in 3 years 10 months
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