Summary
Yunwen Zhou is a Staff Software Engineer and team lead based in San Francisco with 9 years of experience blending computer vision, robotics, and production-scale software at Google and HOVER. Trained in robotics (University of Michigan) and mechanical engineering (Tongji), she drives real-world spatial computing solutions that bring a sense of presence to technology, moving research prototypes into large-scale products. At Google she progressed rapidly from software engineer to staff-level engineering lead, pairing hands-on system design with cross-functional team leadership. Her background includes applied research, advanced robotics internships, and leading a university racing team—signals of a practitioner who mixes rigorous engineering with creative, systems-level thinking.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master’s Degree Robotics, Master’s Degree Robotics at University of Michigan
Bachelor’s Degree Mechanical Design Manufacture and its Automation, Bachelor’s Degree Mechanical Design Manufacture and its Automation at Tongji University
University of California, Los Angeles