Lei Zhang is a software engineer with 12 years' experience specializing in Linux C/C++, distributed SQL query engines, and Big Data ecosystems like Spark and Hadoop. As a core developer of the C++-based Claims system at CFFEXIT, he focuses on memory databases, data indexing, and low-latency network messaging for financial trading systems. He holds a master's in Computer Software Engineering and has contributed patches to Apache Spark while co-translating an early book on Spark, reflecting a long-standing practical interest in fast data processing. Comfortable across syscalls-level Unix programming, SQL, and Scala/Spark work, he combines research lab rigor with production-facing engineering for trading and analytics workloads. An avid follower of SparkSQL evolution and an active GitHub presence, he bridges academic depth and hands-on distributed systems design.
12 years of coding experience
Master's degree, Computer Software Engineering, Master's degree, Computer Software Engineering at East China Normal University
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science at Northeastern University (CN)
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