Mike Zhao is a seasoned software engineer with 11 years of professional experience building and architecting financial technology systems across Zurich-based firms. He has progressed from hands-on development to senior architect roles at Infront and now drives engineering efforts at Julius Baer, bringing deep expertise in distributed systems and the full software lifecycle. Comfortable bridging technical strategy and implementation, he has a track record of designing robust, production-grade solutions in demanding finance environments. Educated in computer software engineering and distributed systems in China and Germany, he combines international perspective with disciplined engineering practice. A detail-oriented problem solver who describes himself as a "software ninja," he pairs practical coding skills with architectural thinking—often surfacing compact, low-level optimizations that improve system reliability.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Master o.C.S, Distributed systems, Master o.C.S, Distributed systems at Universität Ulm
Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Computer Software Engineering, Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Computer Software Engineering at Ocean University of China
Contributions:1 push, 1 branch in 2 years 10 months
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