Zhengshi Zhao is a seasoned software engineer based in New York with a decade of professional experience, currently building observability and monitoring solutions at Datadog. He brings deep technical rigor informed by advanced academic training, including a Ph.D. and master's degrees from top institutions, and has complemented that background with practical software training at Grace Hopper Academy and auditing coursework at Yale. At Datadog since 2018, he focuses on delivering reliable, scalable systems that help teams understand and operate complex production services. Colleagues would describe him as a thoughtful engineer who pairs research-driven problem solving with pragmatic shipping cadence. Outside of work he blends academic curiosity with product-minded engineering, often approaching challenges with a systems-level perspective that isn’t immediately obvious from his title alone.
10 years of coding experience
Bachelor's Degree, Bachelor's Degree at Nanjing University
Grace Hopper Academy
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) at The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (Sokendai)
Non-degree Auditing program, Non-degree Auditing program at Yale University
Master's Degree, Master's Degree at University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Contributions:16 pushes, 1 branch, 2 issues in 2 months
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