Zhixian Y is a Senior Robotics Software Engineer based in California with 11 years of experience building AI-driven systems and robotics software across industry and research. He has moved from academic research at UCSD ARCLab to product-focused roles at Baidu USA and MicroSense, and now contributes to robotics programs at General Motors, blending system architecture with hands-on engineering. Trained with an MS in Robotics ECE and a BS in Computer Software Engineering, he bridges control, perception, and scalable software pipelines to deliver deployable robotic solutions. Known for "hacking my life" on GitHub, he pairs pragmatic problem-solving with a researcher’s curiosity, often translating experimental ideas into production-ready components.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
University of California, San Diego
Bachelor's degree Computer Software Engineering, Bachelor's degree Computer Software Engineering at Sun Yat-sen University
Contributions:13 commits, 7 pushes, 3 branches in 11 months
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Zhixian Y - Sr. Robotics Software Engineer at General Motors