Lei Zhu is a Principal Engineer with a PhD in Information Engineering from The Chinese University of Hong Kong and over a decade building large-scale internet systems across China and the UK. He has led architecture and platform efforts at Skyscanner and iGola and now drives engineering initiatives at HSBC, combining deep expertise in Python, C++, Java and big data analytics. His background spans research and industry—from senior engineering roles at ASTRI to technical leadership in a Guangzhou startup—giving him a rare blend of academic rigor and product-focused delivery. Known for translating complex algorithms into production-grade services, he often bridges cross-cultural teams and technical domains to accelerate data-driven features.
10 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS) Electrical Electronics and Communications Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BS) Electrical Electronics and Communications Engineering at University of Science and Technology of China
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