Kelly Zhang
L5 Software Development Engineer at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKelly Zhang is an L5 Software Development Engineer at AWS with a decade of technical experience and 3+ years building search and recommendation features for Skill Builder. Combining dual degrees in Computer Science and Biochemistry from Brandeis, she brings a rare mix of full-stack engineering and scientific research rigor to product-focused problems. She is proficient in Java and actively pursuing mastery in C++ and Ruby, and has shipped customer-facing search experiences that emphasize delightful usability. Her background spans hands-on lab research, bioinformatics data analysis, and mentoring technical teams, reflecting strong cross-functional communication and troubleshooting skills. Based in Seattle, she pairs analytical curiosity with production-grade engineering to turn complex datasets into impactful user experiences.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
4.0, 4.0 at University High School4.4, 4.4 at Trabuco Hills High SchoolBachelor of Arts - BA, Computer Science, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Computer Science at Brandeis University
Github Skills (21)
http10
distributed-systems10
java10
restful10
rpc10
microservices10
high-performance10
grpc10
apache9
netty9
commons9
service-mesh9
lang9
apache-commons8
virtual6
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
luox2/MauiBank
May 2021 - Mar 2025
Contributions:25 PRs, 30 pushes, 16 branches in 3 years 10 months
hadley0828/LeetcodeByJava
Jan 2020 - Jul 2021
Contributions:27 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 6 months
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