Shayan Khan
Staff Software Engineer at Google DeepMind
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Summary
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Top SchoolShayan Khan is a Staff Software Engineer based in Zurich with eight years of experience building large-scale, full-stack systems at Google and DeepMind, focused recently on Gemini and multimodal features like Canvas and Deep Research. He blends deep technical craft—Java, C++, TypeScript, and platform/tool integration for model-driven systems—with strong, deliberate communication skills that help align technical teams and non-technical stakeholders. A Carnegie Mellon graduate who also taught graduate-level data structures and algorithms, he brings both pedagogical clarity and production experience to complex engineering problems. At Google he led teams shipping high-profile Gemini features and worked on Extensions to enable tool use, demonstrating a knack for turning research capabilities into usable products. He’s motivated by technology that reshapes human interaction, pairing pragmatic engineering with an emphasis on concise, stakeholder-friendly discourse. Colleagues describe him as someone who pairs algorithmic rigor with a refreshing sense of clarity and occasionally, humor.
8 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree Economics Computer Science Mathematics, Bachelor’s Degree Economics Computer Science Mathematics at The University of Texas at AustinMaster's Degree Information Systems Software Engineering, Master's Degree Information Systems Software Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University
English, Bengali, Spanish
Github Skills (3)
spring-boot3
spring2
java2
Github contributions (5)
xinyal/11-791-spring2019
Apr 2019 - May 2019
To track the projects from 11-791 spring offering
Contributions:21 commits, 16 pushes in 22 days
spring-bootspringjava
shayanmkhan/nutribyte3
Nov 2018 - Mar 2019
Contributions:34 pushes, 1 branch in 4 months
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