Zhaohan Yan
Software Engineer II at Datadog
Greater Boston United States
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Top SchoolZhaohan Yan is a Software Engineer II at Datadog with nine years of experience building distributed systems and scalable cloud technologies, informed by an MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Johns Hopkins. He has delivered production-grade solutions at a Fortune 500 company and a high-growth tech firm (ADP), bridging research in machine perception and practical application of large language models. Known for leading projects that balance stakeholder value and technical quality, he emphasizes team ownership, mentorship, and open collaboration. Based in Greater Boston, he combines a dual undergraduate background in computer science and mathematics with hands-on engineering to translate advanced research into reliable, scalable products. An engineer who prefers impact over flash, he brings academic depth to pragmatic, production-focused systems.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science ; B.S , Mathematics, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science ; B.S , Mathematics at Rutgers University–New BrunswickMaster of Science in Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Master of Science in Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering at Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering
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Github Skills (36)
javascript9
java9
python9
cpp9
data-structures8
footprint8
go8
google-maps8
vdi8
kvm8
algorithm8
monitor7
cpu7
maps6
react6
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
zhaohany/Rutgers-CS211
Dec 2017 - Feb 2019
Contributions:6 commits, 6 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 2 months
zhaohany/zen-gpt
Feb 2025 - Feb 2025
Contributions:29 pushes, 3 branches in 1 day
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