Summary
Zhenbo Zhang is a software engineer based in Seattle with seven years of engineering experience and a current Software Development Engineer II role at AWS, focused on designing and scaling cloud services. He has a strong Java background shaped by internships and projects at Facebook and Morgan Stanley, including building analytics apps, ETL pipelines, and scalable testing endpoints. His early career spans mechanical engineering and power systems work at ABB, giving him a practical, systems-oriented mindset when approaching software and infrastructure problems. As a former TA at Northeastern, he’s comfortable explaining complex CS fundamentals like algorithms and discrete math to peers and junior engineers. Colleagues would describe him as a pragmatic engineer who bridges deep backend expertise with operational rigor, and his playful GitHub bio hints at a persistent affinity for Java. He combines production-grade cloud experience with an educator’s clarity, making him effective at both implementation and knowledge transfer.
7 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BS), Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University
English, Chinese, Japanese, Mandarin