Zachary Tan
Software Engineer at Google
Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolZachary Tan is a software engineer with seven years of experience, currently building features at Google out of Old Toronto. He specializes in browser-facing systems and federated identity, contributing significant FedCM enhancements and metrics work to the Chromium project and rigorous test automation for web-platform-tests. Comfortable across front-end, full-stack, and testing infrastructure, he’s implemented UI-aware telemetry like URL path and scroll-position tracking and integrated FedCM with desktop segmentation and recommendation signals. His background blends production internships and research roles with a math degree from the University of Waterloo, reflecting a data-driven approach to reliable, user-focused engineering.
7 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Honours Mathematics, Bachelor of Honours Mathematics at University of Waterloo
English, Chinese, Malay, Chinese
Github Skills (13)
javascript10
c-language10
web-development10
cprogramming-language10
test-automation10
testing10
html9
front-end-development8
uid8
css8
ui-design8
dom7
browser7
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
web-platform-tests/wpt
Jun 2022 - Jan 2023
Test suites for Web platform specs — including WHATWG, W3C, and others
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer & Test Automation Engineer
Front-end Developer & Test Automation EngineerContributions:5 reviews, 9 commits, 5 PRs in 6 months
Contributions summary:Zachary primarily contributed to the testing framework and front-end components related to the FedCM API. Their work involved modifying test files, implementing new test cases, and updating existing tests to reflect changes in the API. A significant portion of the commits focused on refactoring and enhancing the test infrastructure, including the `fedcm-mock.js` file. The user also made changes related to the presentation of test data using the credential-management component.
microsoft-edgetest-runnerspecssafarifirefox
chromium/chromium
Dec 2022 - Jan 2023
The official GitHub mirror of the Chromium source
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:17 commits in 1 month
Contributions summary:Zachary has primarily been involved in enhancing the FedCM (Federated Credential Management) feature within the Chromium project. Their contributions include recording metrics related to RP (Relying Party) behavior, such as URL path usage and scroll position upon account selection. They also integrated FedCM with the segmentation platform on desktop, incorporating UI volume recommendations and training data collection. Additionally, the user mocked FederatedAuthRequest in a test environment.
chromiumgithub-mirrorchrome
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