Julian Gong is a CTO and founder with nine years of experience building cloud-native, intelligent systems that streamline doctor-patient interactions. He combines a strong research pedigree—a PhD in physical chemistry from the University of Chicago—with hands-on product and engineering leadership at startups and in academia. Julian founded an art e-commerce platform and shipped a designer-facing iOS AR app before pivoting to healthcare technology, showing a knack for translating research-grade rigor into usable consumer and enterprise products. He has built open-source scientific software, published peer-reviewed work, and led cross-functional teams through product, design, and hiring at scale. Based in Austin, he blends data-driven thinking and systems design with a curiosity about formalizing real-world phenomena into logical models.
9 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree honors in physical sciences, Bachelor’s Degree honors in physical sciences at University of Science and Technology of China
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) physical chemistry, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) physical chemistry at University of Chicago
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