Ryan Zhang

Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft

Washington DC-Baltimore Area United States
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Ryan Zhang is a Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft with a strong track record building cloud-scale, security-critical platforms in the Azure ecosystem. Over three years in Microsoft and prior roles at Freddie Mac and Accenture, he has specialized in distributed systems, confidential computing, Kubernetes (AKS), identity and network security, and API/SDK design. He leads end-to-end feature delivery from design and API specs to production deployment and live-site operations, frequently optimizing performance and driving operational excellence. Known for mentoring peers and collaborating across partner teams, he balances security, reliability, and developer experience when architecting cloud-native solutions. Based in the Washington DC–Baltimore area, he brings a pragmatic blend of platform engineering and security-focused thinking backed by a CS degree from UC San Diego and a master's in computer engineering from George Mason University.
code3 years of coding experience
job7 years of employment as a software developer
bookUniversity of California, San Diego
bookMaster's degree, Computer Engineering, Master's degree, Computer Engineering at George Mason University
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Github Skills (11)

rest-api10
azure10
swagger10
api10
microsoft-azure10
rest10
openapi10
microsoft10
security9
cryptography8
ctf8

Programming languages (2)

PythonTypeSpec

Github contributions (5)

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Contributions:57 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
Contributions:1 PR, 11 pushes, 1 branch in 9 days
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Ryan Zhang - Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft