Zhiwei Zhang
Senior Data Scientist
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
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Top SchoolZhiwei Zhang is a Senior Data Scientist and ML engineer based in Munich with 11 years of software experience and over six years focused on machine learning, currently leading ML system development at Allianz. He builds and deploys large-scale, cloud-native ML platforms, drives technical decisions, and mentors teams to translate business needs into production-grade models and tooling. Zhiwei combines a rare humanities-to-technical trajectory—BA in Philosophy followed by CS degrees from Freiburg and TUM—which informs his pragmatic, communication-forward approach to data-driven strategy. Known internally for promoting best practices like code reviews, pair programming and rigorous cross-validation, he balances research-level algorithm work with hands-on engineering and operational monitoring. His GitHub persona as a lead ML engineer reflects an emphasis on pioneering applied AI solutions rather than purely academic work.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Science at The University of FreiburgGerman Language Course, German Language Course at University of SiegenMaster of Science - MS, Computer Science, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science at Technical University of MunichBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Philosophy, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Philosophy at Minzu University of China
English, German, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese
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Github Skills (40)
bitbucket-pipelines9
text-search8
virtuoso8
sparql8
skos8
enumeration8
evaluation8
blazegraph8
gitlab-ci8
query-language7
semantic-web7
rdf7
macos6
wikidata6
homebrew6
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
zhiwei2017/named_enum
Nov 2018 - Nov 2022
Python named enumeration, which extends the built-in Enum class with extra features.
Contributions:3 releases, 69 commits, 86 PRs in 4 years 1 month
python310pythonextendedmetaclasspython38
zhiwei2017/FastAPI-Cookiecutter
Nov 2020 - Aug 2024
A cookiecutter template for FastAPI projects
Contributions:2 releases, 4 PRs, 14 pushes in 3 years 9 months
cicdcookiecutter-templatefastapi-templateoauth2python3
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