Summary
Jeff Zhang is a seasoned middleware specialist and software leader with 17 years of experience building and commercializing JavaEE and microservice infrastructure across China. As founder and current general manager of 永源中间件 and former CTO at Apusic/Kingdee, he blends hands-on engineering with product strategy, technical training, and talent development. His deep expertise stems from two decades focused on middleware technologies—Corba, JBoss/Red Hat, ESBs, transactions and distributed systems—anchored by early work at IONA and Red Hat. Jeff is active in the open source ecosystem and known for translating complex middleware concepts into practical enterprise solutions for domestic markets. Based in Beijing, he pairs Tsinghua-trained software engineering rigor with a managerial interest in economics and organizational practices. An often-overlooked strength is his track record of bridging international open-source codebases with China-specific deployment, compliance and trustable-stack needs.
17 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor, Management Information Systems, Bachelor, Management Information Systems at Beijing University of Post and Telecommunications
Master, Software Engineer, Master, Software Engineer at Tsinghua University