Yupeng Zhang
Senior Software Engineer - The Coalition - Xbox Game Studios at Microsoft
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolYupeng Zhang is a senior software engineer with 12 years of experience specializing in 3D animation systems for high-profile visual software and games. He spent five years optimizing Autodesk Maya’s animation engine before joining The Coalition at Xbox Game Studios, where he applies that deep performance expertise to real-time game animation. With a master’s in HCI/Computer Graphics from the University of Toronto and a BEng from USTC, he bridges research-driven graphics techniques and production-grade engineering. Based in Vancouver, he’s known for squeezing latency out of complex pipelines—a practical skill that quietly transforms artist workflows and in-game animation fidelity.
12 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Computer Science, Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Computer Science at University of Science and Technology of ChinaMaster’s Degree, Human Computer Interaction / Computer Graphics, A, Master’s Degree, Human Computer Interaction / Computer Graphics, A at University of Toronto
English, Chinese
Github Skills (51)
console10
rendering10
command-line10
unit-testing9
c119
windows-phone9
single-file9
windows9
pe-analyzer9
tdd9
directx9
cmd9
windows-terminal9
cpp8
doctest8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
ArcEarth/LightNovelClientWindows
Jan 2015 - Sep 2016
Contributions:56 commits, 1 PR, 47 pushes in 1 year 8 months
partywindowsphonelightnovel3rd-party
ArcEarth/TangibleHolographicSketch
Oct 2015 - Sep 2016
Contributions:98 commits, 86 pushes, 3 branches in 11 months
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