Summary
Kuan Zhou is a PhD-trained AI systems engineer with 11 years of experience building production-grade machine learning infrastructure and distributed systems across startups and hyperscale cloud. Currently a Software Development Engineer II at AWS, he focuses on agentic AI, developer experience, AI security, data governance, and scalable data store infrastructure. Previously he led AI platform and inference services at SambaNova, shipping MLOps, Kubernetes-based deployments, and performance-optimized inference and training stacks. His background in condensed matter physics and research-informed approach bring rigorous experimental design and quantitative problem solving to engineering tradeoffs. He has a track record of turning research prototypes into robust CI/CD and compiler-backed inference systems and maintains a technical portfolio at kuanzhou.online. Based in the Greater Seattle Area, he blends deep scientific training with hands-on distributed systems and ML engineering.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Physical Sciences, Bachelor of Science - BS Physical Sciences at University of Science and Technology of China
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Condensed Matter and Materials Physics at University of California, Riverside
English, Chinese