Summary
Junzhi Gong is a software engineer and final-year PhD candidate at Harvard specializing in computer networking and systems, with a decade of industry and research experience. He blends deep academic expertise in network function virtualization, SmartNICs, performance diagnosis, and cellular/5G systems with production engineering at Google, where he transitioned from intern and student researcher to full-time SWE. His background includes multiple research internships at Microsoft and research stints at Carnegie Mellon and SenseTime, reflecting a pattern of tackling real-world network performance problems across academia and industry. Based in Seattle, Junzhi is skilled at turning network research prototypes into scalable system implementations and performance tools. He is particularly adept at diagnosing complex distributed performance issues—a strength informed by hands-on work with SmartNICs and NFV during his PhD. Colleagues value his ability to bridge rigorous research thinking with pragmatic software delivery.
10 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications at Harvard University
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science at Peking University