Siyu Zhu
Staff Software Engineer at PayPal
Shanghai, Shanghai, China
Summary
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Top SchoolSiyu Zhu is a Staff Software Engineer based in Shanghai with a strong track record building large-scale, reliable web services across major cloud and fintech platforms. With experience at AWS, Salesforce, and now PayPal, Siyu has progressed from hands-on SDE roles to leadership positions focused on builder tools, key management services, and risk platform decision operations. Trained in ECE at Cornell and having studied abroad in Sweden, they combine rigorous engineering fundamentals with international perspective. Despite only a few years formally listed, Siyu’s rapid advancement to staff level reflects deep expertise in scalable backend systems and risk-critical infrastructure. An academic affiliation listed on GitHub as “Professor, Fudan University” hints at ongoing teaching or research engagement alongside industry work.
2 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Information Technology, Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Information Technology at Southeast UniversityMaster of Engineering (MEng), Electrical and Computer Engineering, Master of Engineering (MEng), Electrical and Computer Engineering at Cornell UniversityNon-degree Exchange Program, Information Technology, Non-degree Exchange Program, Information Technology at Linköping University
English, ChineseProgramming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
fudan-generative-vision/champ
Mar 2024 - Jul 2024
Champ: Controllable and Consistent Human Image Animation with 3D Parametric Guidance
Contributions:36 reviews, 21 PRs, 12 pushes in 3 months
human-animationimage-animatiolnvideo-generation
fudan-generative-vision/hallo
Jun 2024 - Sep 2024
Hallo: Hierarchical Audio-Driven Visual Synthesis for Portrait Image Animation
Contributions:35 reviews, 32 PRs, 30 pushes in 3 months
face-animationimage-animationvideo-animation
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