William Zhao
Software Engineer at Clay
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Senior🎓
Top SchoolWilliam Zhao is a software engineer with nine years of experience who has progressed from intern roles to senior engineering positions at Pinterest and now engineers at Clay, based in New York. He blends backend and frontend skills—having built web workshops, attendee-tracking systems with MongoDB/JS, and production features at scale—while early internships included work with Spring Boot, GraphQL, and AWS. A Vanderbilt Mathematics and Computer Science student turned professional, he has a track record of shipping pragmatic solutions that improve developer workflows and testing efficiency. William is active in hackathons and teaching, demonstrating a penchant for rapid prototyping and practical automation. Colleagues describe him as a hands-on engineer who moves fluidly between integrations and product-facing systems, continually seeking new projects and impact.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Mathematics and Computer Science, Bachelor's degree Mathematics and Computer Science at Vanderbilt University
Github Skills (25)
coinmarketcap7
layout5
css4
api4
javascript3
cryptocurrency3
machine-learning3
cryptocurrencies3
firefox-addon2
chrome-extension2
padding2
simulate2
rest-api2
refactoring2
rest2
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
williamjzhao/cryptochecker
Jan 2018 - May 2018
Contributions:25 commits, 11 pushes, 1 branch in 4 months
apicssjavascriptlayoutclean
VandyHacks/qr-scanner-2018
Aug 2018 - Sep 2018
📠 A simple, fast and useful progressive web application
Contributions:103 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
serviceworkerweb-applicationprogressivepwabarrage
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