Summary
Zhentao Liu is a founding engineer and seasoned technology leader with 11+ years building scalable systems across autonomous driving, HD mapping, and fintech. He has led end-to-end engineering for data management and ML platforms—driving an 80% reduction in data costs—and rapidly mastered in-vehicle protocols and real-time middleware to deliver critical HMI solutions under tight deadlines. His background includes designing petabyte-scale map engines and distributed vector map processing at Alibaba and DeepMap, plus core C++ mapping components and multi-cloud infrastructure automation. Now translating that expertise into robotics, he combines systems-level engineering with product instincts and a history of contributing to industry standards and technical books, revealing a rare mix of applied research, tooling, and developer-focused communication.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science and Technology, 20% in All, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science and Technology, 20% in All at Xidian University
Chinese, English