Qilin Zhang is an experienced backend engineer based in Paris with a pragmatic track record of building and operating production services across e-commerce and marketplace platforms. With 4+ years focused on backend development and a total of 11 years of professional experience, Qilin has progressed rapidly from junior roles at ManoMano to engineering positions at Back Market, where they now work as an Experienced Backend Engineer. Their academic background combines economics and psychology (Masters from University of Paris I and Paris School of Economics) and an MSc with distinction from Warwick, giving them a data-informed, user-centered approach to product engineering. This blend of technical execution and behavioral insight helps Qilin translate complex requirements into reliable services that align with business metrics. Colleagues describe them as deliberate and curious—evidenced by a multilingual profile and the occasional philosophical note on GitHub, "La vie est belle !"
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Economics and Psychology, Master's degree, Economics and Psychology at University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne
Master of Science (MSc), Economics, Degree with distinction, Master of Science (MSc), Economics, Degree with distinction at University of Warwick
Master's degree, Economics and Psychology, Master's degree, Economics and Psychology at Université de Paris
Master's degree, Economics, Master's degree, Economics at Paris School of Economics
Bachelor’s Degree, Economics, 86/100, Bachelor’s Degree, Economics, 86/100 at Harbin Institute of Technology
Codes of personal learning site: https://qilingit.github.io/
Contributions:10 PRs, 28 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 6 months
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