Mingli Zhang
Machine Learning Backend Engineer at ByteDance
San Jose, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMingli Zhang is a Machine Learning Backend Engineer in San Jose with 10 years of experience building scalable systems that bridge AI research and production. At ByteDance he focuses on AI for IT operations, turning cutting-edge models into reliable back-end services that improve operational efficiency and client satisfaction. His background spans full-stack roles at Cymantix and IBM and leadership as a Lead Software Engineer who launched a sales platform that attracted 200+ users in its first week. Academically grounded with an MS in Computer Science from UNC-Chapel Hill, he also contributed as a research and teaching assistant while developing mobile and web tooling. An active open-source database contributor—Postgres contributor, Greenplum committer, and PostgreSQL ACE—he brings deep expertise in data systems that informs his ML infrastructure work. Colleagues value him for combining pragmatic product focus with mentorship and a knack for turning research prototypes into production-grade services.
10 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma N/A, High School Diploma N/A at Enloe High SchoolGreen Hope High SchoolMaster of Science - MS Computer Science, Master of Science - MS Computer Science at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
English, Chinese
Github Skills (44)
greenplum10
cloudberry10
postgresql10
data-warehouse10
big-data10
data-platform10
analytics10
olap10
mpp10
elasticsearch-client10
sql10
ai10
distributed-database10
database10
data-analysis10
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
avamingli/blog
Mar 2016 - Jul 2022
Contributions:8 pushes, 2 branches, 2 tags in 6 years 5 months
avamingli/gpdb
Oct 2020 - May 2024
Greenplum Database
Contributions:141 pushes, 45 branches in 3 years 7 months
mysqlsqlgreenplumdatabasegreenplum-database
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