Jianan Zhang
Lead Software Engineer at Morningstar
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Top SchoolJianan Zhang is a Lead Software Engineer in Chicago with 11 years of experience building high-performance, scalable systems using Java, JavaScript, and Python. He has a strong track record at Morningstar driving end-to-end feature delivery, optimizing backend architectures to boost responsiveness by 50%, and increasing system throughput through event-driven designs with SQS and Kafka. Jianan blends hands-on engineering with leadership—introducing CI/CD and AWS-based improvements that cut defects and manual work while mentoring teams to raise overall delivery quality. His background spans technical project management and global delivery leadership, giving him a pragmatic view of balancing scope, risk, and timelines across distributed teams. Academically grounded with an MSc (Distinction) in Computer Science and a BEng in Electronic Engineering, he often pairs strategic process changes with measurable technical wins. Beyond typical engineering metrics, Jianan is known for driving cultural change that measurably improves team engagement and project velocity.
11 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) Electronic Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) Electronic Engineering at University of Central LancashireMSc with Distinction Computer Science, MSc with Distinction Computer Science at University of Surrey
English, Chinese
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Github Skills (200)
security9
java9
spring8
spring-boot8
snippet7
redux7
intellij-idea7
electron-react7
bootstrap7
poc7
merge6
panic6
git-clone6
nav6
parking6
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
superzjn/StockChecker
Aug 2016 - Mar 2017
Contributions:43 commits, 41 pushes, 1 branch in 7 months
superzjn/GetStoreListing
Sep 2016 - Nov 2018
Contributions:51 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 2 months
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