Yan Zhang
Software Engineer at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Sunnyvale, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolYan Zhang is a seasoned firmware and software engineer with 11 years of experience building bare-metal embedded C systems and higher-level Python and JavaScript tooling, now working at AWS after roles at Google and Marvell. He has deep hands-on expertise in controller firmware, kernel drivers, and post-silicon bring-up, having redesigned firmware architectures for single-core multitasking and ensured HDD controller-level data security at scale. Comfortable across the stack, Yan pairs real-time optimization and SERDES calibration with automation—writing analysis scripts and backend APIs to tighten code quality and streamline testing. His background spans product-facing prototypes to large fleet infrastructure, and he brings a practical research mindset from M.Eng. work at Cornell and early smart-HVAC and neurotech web services projects. A detail-oriented engineer, he often surfaces non-obvious system-level improvements by combining low-level firmware insight with scripting-driven observability and tooling.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering - MEng Electrical and Computer Engineering, Master of Engineering - MEng Electrical and Computer Engineering at Cornell UniversityBachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
English, Chinese
Github Skills (31)
artificial-intelligence10
python10
openai10
ai10
autonomous-agents9
console-application9
chromeos9
tee8
linux8
chromebook8
text-editor7
chrome7
vim7
code-editor7
package-manager6
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
h-bar/covert-pa
Dec 2019 - Jan 2020
Prime + Abort based covert channel
Contributions:49 commits, 2 PRs, 1 push in 1 month
primecovertabort
h-bar/MatlabWeb-Demo
Oct 2017 - Jun 2020
Contributions:23 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 8 months
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