Zhengzhong Liang is a software engineer based in Greater Boston with eight years of experience bridging academic research and industry-scale engineering, currently contributing at Google. He holds a PhD in Computer Science (University of Arizona) and has a strong research background in AI and NLP, gained through multi-year graduate research and internships at AI2 and Google. Zhengzhong has also rounded his experience with industry exposure at Goldman Sachs, demonstrating comfort translating research into practical, high-impact solutions. He combines deep theoretical knowledge with hands-on implementation, favoring applied NLP that moves models from prototypes to production systems. Colleagues would note his trajectory from teaching and research assistant roles to production engineering as evidence of both technical depth and effective collaboration across teams.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
The University of Arizona
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Electrical Engineering and Automation, Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Electrical Engineering and Automation at Shandong University
Contributions:11 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 1 month
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