Zhiyang Zhang is a product leader with 9 years’ experience combining hands-on software engineering and product management, currently leading search ads product at ByteDance. He has a strong track record taking ad and search products from concept to launch across major Chinese tech companies including Baidu and Meituan, grounded in earlier engineering roles at Baidu and Qualcomm. With a Master's in Software Engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, he blends technical depth in bidding and ranking systems with strategic product vision for online advertising. Notably, his career arc moves from low-level ad ranking engineering into senior product leadership, giving him a pragmatic edge in translating complex algorithms into commercial ad experiences.
9 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Master, Software Engineering, Master, Software Engineering at Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Contributions:15 commits, 14 pushes, 1 branch in 14 days
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