Xuan Zhang
Software Engineer at Grubhub
Evanston, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolXuan Zhang is a full-stack software engineer with 11 years of professional experience and a Master of Science in Computer Science from Northwestern University. Currently at Grubhub, Xuan focuses on backend development and code quality, bringing features from concept to production with an engineer-first attention to testing and maintainability. Past roles include building scalable Neo4j data models and JWT-protected Rails APIs that supported large user bases and increased engagement for a major Chinese AI media platform. Xuan also has hands-on experience designing interactive learning tools in React and extending simulation platforms with custom linear algebra APIs. Comfortable across Rails, React, and graph databases, Xuan blends product-driven thinking with measurable technical impact—such as improving test coverage and data scalability. Based in Evanston, IL, Xuan pairs a digital media arts background with strong CS fundamentals to deliver user-focused engineering solutions.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Digital Media Arts, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Digital Media Arts at Communication University of ChinaMaster of Science - MS, Computer Science, 3.8/4.0, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science, 3.8/4.0 at Northwestern University
English, Chinese
Github Skills (33)
javascript10
ios10
translation10
tensorflow10
vue10
android10
ai10
swift10
frontend10
react10
visual-editor9
netlogo9
railtie9
neo4j8
ruby6
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
iloveivyxuan/KnowledgeGraph
Apr 2018 - May 2018
Contributions:68 commits, 35 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
iloveivyxuan/Leetcode-Notes
Mar 2020 - Sep 2024
Contributions:19 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 6 months
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