Merlin Zhao
Senior Software Engineer at Bubble
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMerlin Zhao is a Senior Software Engineer based in New York with 8 years of experience building full-stack systems using JavaScript and Python across startups and large enterprises. He has shipped features in real-time communications and VoIP at Zoom, analytics tooling at IBM Cognos, and PCIe pre-silicon validation at AMD, demonstrating comfort across frontend, backend, and hardware-adjacent domains. Currently leading engineering efforts at Bubble, Merlin combines pragmatic engineering with a curiosity for system design and a track record of moving between product-facing work and deep technical validation. A McMaster Computer Engineering graduate, he’s known for learning quickly, collaborating effectively, and approaching problems with unconventional but practical solutions.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering, Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering at McMaster University
Github Skills (6)
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public-suffix-list6
javascript4
capstone4
vue4
public-transportation2
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
merlinzhao/merlinzhao_web
Jul 2019 - Feb 2023
My portfolio website made with Vue
Contributions:132 commits, 2 PRs, 141 pushes in 3 years 8 months
vuejavascriptvuejs
merlinzhao/RapidPass
Jan 2022 - Feb 2023
Capstone Project - A better way to pay for public transportation
Contributions:1 review, 3 PRs, 26 pushes in 1 year 1 month
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