Junkai Hu is a software engineer based in Bellevue, WA with a decade of experience building cloud and IoT services at AWS and currently at Google. He transitioned from an academic background in chemistry to top-tier computer science programs, graduating with strong academic performance and a perfect GPA in his CS studies. At AWS he contributed to AWS IoT and scaled services as a Software Engineer and Engineer II before moving to Google in 2022, demonstrating proven experience in large-scale cloud systems. Junkai combines research rigor with production engineering discipline, bringing analytical problem-solving rooted in his scientific training. He is actively seeking full-time opportunities and pairs deep backend and cloud expertise with a track record of shipping reliable, production-grade software. Notably, his path from chemistry PhD programs to elite software roles highlights uncommon intellectual agility and rapid technical pivoting.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, 4.0/4.0, Computer Science, 4.0/4.0 at Montgomery College
Bachelor’s Degree, Chemistry, Bachelor’s Degree, Chemistry at Fudan University
The University of Maryland, College Park
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, 4.0/4.0, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, 4.0/4.0 at University of Maryland
Contributions:1 release, 2 PRs, 4 pushes in 5 years 2 months
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