Summary
Jeff Zhang is a software engineer with eight years of experience based in the San Francisco Bay Area, blending rigorous academic training from Columbia and Hong Kong Polytechnic with product-scale engineering at Google. His background spans algorithms teaching, research in pervasive activity recognition, and internships at Amazon and Kedacom, giving him a strong foundation in machine learning, recommendation systems, and systems design. At Google he applies that cross-domain expertise to building reliable, scalable services while retaining a research-minded approach to problem solving. Jeff’s path—from MPhil research to an ML master’s and into industry—suggests a practitioner who bridges theory and production, comfortable turning experimental ideas into deployed features. He also brings practical startup and VC-facing experience, making him fluent in both shipping code and evaluating technical product opportunities.
8 years of coding experience
Master of Philosophy (MPhil) Computer Science, Master of Philosophy (MPhil) Computer Science at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Exchange Student Computer Science, Exchange Student Computer Science at The University of Manchester
Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science at Nanjing University
Master's Degree Machine Learning, Master's Degree Machine Learning at Columbia Engineering
English, Chinese, wu language