Summary
Songbo Zhu is a software engineer with nine years of experience building robust backend systems, currently contributing to Bloomberg after a stint as a backend developer at ByteDance. He holds a top-5% BE in Computer Science from Zhejiang University, completed an EECS exchange at UC Berkeley, and is pursuing an MSCS at the University of Chicago with a 3.97 GPA. His strengths lie in computer systems and resilient web server design, informed by production work and infrastructure-focused internships. Songbo blends research exposure from Zhejiang University with hands-on engineering across high-throughput environments, favoring reliable, scalable backend architectures. Based in New York, he brings both strong academic pedigree and practical experience shipping infrastructure at scale. An understated detail: his exchange coursework at Berkeley sharpened his systems perspective early, bridging U.S. and Chinese engineering practices.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Exchange Program, Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS), 3.9/4.0, Exchange Program, Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS), 3.9/4.0 at University of California, Berkeley
Master of Science - MS, Computer Science, 3.97/4, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science, 3.97/4 at University of Chicago
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science and Technology, 88.2 / 100, top 5%, Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science and Technology, 88.2 / 100, top 5% at Zhejiang University