Zhiyong Zhao is a software engineer with 13 years of professional experience, currently on the Google engineering team after an intern role on Google Cloud Database and prior SWE work at Meituan. He is completing a Master of Engineering in Computing and Software at McMaster University (3.9 GPA) after earning a CS bachelor’s from Shandong University, blending strong academic performance with production experience. His interests span autonomous driving and LLM acceleration, reflecting a focus on high-performance systems and machine learning infrastructure. Zhiyong has moved between industry and research roles, giving him a practical yet exploratory approach to building scalable cloud and embedded software. Based in Old Toronto, he is open to new grad SDE/SWE opportunities starting mid to late 2024 and brings both large-company and research lab perspectives to system design.
12 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering (M.Eng), Computing and Software, 3.9, Master of Engineering (M.Eng), Computing and Software, 3.9 at McMaster University
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, 3.7/4.0, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, 3.7/4.0 at Shandong University
Contributions:41 commits, 32 pushes, 1 branch in 8 months
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