Peng Cao
Software Engineer at Google
California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolPeng Cao is a software engineer with 10 years of experience who applies a strong research background—Ph.D. in Astroparticle Physics and an M.S. in Computer Science—to building Ads targeting infrastructure at Google. He blends high-performance C++ and Python engineering with deep quantitative instincts from quantum mechanics and field theory, enabling rigorous approaches to large-scale systems and data-driven optimization. Based in California, Peng has transitioned from academic modeling to production engineering, bringing careful experimental design and statistical thinking to product problems. Colleagues rely on his ability to translate complex theoretical concepts into robust, maintainable code that serves billions of ad impressions.
10 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science - BS, Physics, 3.78/4.0, Bachelor of Science - BS, Physics, 3.78/4.0 at University of Science and Technology of ChinaDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Astro Particle Physics, 3.88/4.00, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Astro Particle Physics, 3.88/4.00 at University of Delaware
English, Chinese
Github Skills (11)
viewer9
linux5
nodejs5
tukey5
morph3
measurements2
javascript2
transform2
fourier-transform2
signal-processing1
collaboration1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
sylarcp/anita
May 2016 - Jan 2017
Contributions:293 commits, 33 PRs, 262 pushes in 8 months
viewerlinux
sylarcp/anitaGSE
Aug 2016 - Nov 2016
Contributions:20 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
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