Summary
Thomas Qian is a Senior Staff Software Engineer based in the San Francisco Bay Area with a decade of experience architecting and shipping large-scale systems at Google and Google DeepMind. He rose through multiple engineering levels at Google since 2017, contributing to products including Google Assistant and leading cross-functional efforts that bridge research and production. Grounded in a B.S. in Computer Engineering from UC San Diego, he blends hardware-aware thinking with software optimization to solve performance-sensitive problems. Thomas has hands-on experience automating testing and building robust verification for complex systems from early internships to senior roles. Known as a collaborative mentor and problem-solver, he brings an educator’s patience from prior teaching roles to technical leadership. He pairs deep systems expertise with a curiosity for new technologies, making him adept at turning research prototypes into reliable, scalable services.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
University of California San Diego
Diploma, 9-12, Diploma, 9-12 at Lynbrook High School
English, French, Chinese