Oliver Zhou
Engineering Manager at Thumbtack
San Francisco, California, United States
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Top SchoolOliver Zhou is an engineering manager based in San Francisco with a decade of hands-on experience across startups and large tech companies, currently leading teams at Thumbtack after progressing there from Staff Software Engineer. He combines a strong hardware and firmware background (AMD, Apple) with modern backend and product experience (FareHarbor, Hirevisor founder/CTO), enabling him to bridge systems-level engineering and consumer-facing platforms. Comfortable shipping Python/Django services and shaping technical roadmaps, he pairs technical depth with product instinct and startup grit. Outside of work he’s an adventurous former NAUI scuba instructor—an unexpected credential that reflects a natural inclination for teaching, risk management, and meticulous planning.
10 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Electrical Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Electrical Engineering at The University of Texas at AustinMaster’s Degree Electrical Engineering, Master’s Degree Electrical Engineering at Columbia Engineering
Chinese, English
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (103)
python10
django-authentication10
rest-api10
django10
api10
rest10
django-reversion10
django-rest-framework10
stripe10
rethinkdb10
agile9
django-taggit9
authentication9
retrospective9
refactoring9
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
marshallshen/android-os-hack
Jul 2015 - Aug 2015
Contributions:22 commits, 17 pushes, 2 comments in 1 month
oliver-zhou/djoser
Dec 2016 - May 2018
REST implementation of Django authentication system.
Contributions:12 pushes, 5 branches, 4 tags in 1 year 5 months
pythonauthentication-systemdjango-rest-frameworkdjangoauthentication
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