Ming Z
Software Engineer (Full Stack) at Snap Inc.
Beijing, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMing Z is a seasoned full-stack software engineer with 10 years of experience, currently building Snapchat’s Notification Platform with a focus on iOS, and prior roles spanning messaging, VOIP, and quality engineering. He progressed from hands-on QA and VOIP engineering into technical leadership at Snap, bringing deep expertise in real-time communication systems and mobile client-backend integration. Educated in telecommunications and computer science across Beijing, Zhejiang, and Melbourne, he blends rigorous academic grounding with practical product delivery. Comfortable shipping across iOS, Android, and backend services, Ming is known for learning quickly and tackling hairy production reliability challenges. Based in Beijing with international experience at major consumer tech companies, he deliberately chooses roles aligned with sustainable work culture and long-term impact. An understated detail: his career arc shows a rare transition from QA specialist to full-stack engineer and platform owner within a single high-scale product organization.
10 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor with Honour, Telecommunication Engineering, Bachelor with Honour, Telecommunication Engineering at Beijing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsThe University of MelbourneMasters, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Masters, Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Zhejiang University
Github Skills (51)
development-tools10
metal10
lua10
android10
game-engine9
ios9
bitcoin9
linux9
windows9
game-development9
cocos2d-x9
macos8
python8
cross-platform8
lmdb7
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
yundong99/server
Feb 2016 - May 2016
Contributions:307 pushes in 2 months
mingz2013/study.python
Jan 2017 - Aug 2021
Contributions:5 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 7 months
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