James Zhang
Software Engineer at TikTok
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Summary
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Top SchoolJames Zhang is a software engineer based in Sydney with eight years of experience building reliable systems across Python, C++, Node.js and TypeScript. He has delivered production features at scale — from airline re-accommodation algorithms at Amadeus to full-stack CRO work at Luxury Escapes — and now contributes to engineering at TikTok. Comfortable across backend microservices and React frontends, James blends algorithmic rigor with user-focused product improvements. He’s pragmatic in tooling and SRE practices from early Nutanix work, and brings a continuous-learning mindset evident in his active GitHub presence. Known for staying hydrated and curious, he pairs steady execution with a habit of exploring new tech.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Epping Boys High SchoolUNSW Sydney
Github Skills (29)
spec10
release-management10
changelog10
publish10
release-automation10
dedicated-server10
dotnet9
golang9
expressjs7
opengl7
windows7
linux7
rust6
macos6
vte6
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
J-Leg/tracula
Apr 2020 - Dec 2020
Game population data
Contributions:7 releases, 2 reviews, 30 PRs in 8 months
population-data
jamszh/blog
Sep 2022 - Aug 2024
My personal site
Contributions:1 review, 83 PRs, 162 pushes in 1 year 10 months
reactnextjs
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