Zihan Li
Senior Software Engineer - Data Platform
United States
Summary
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Top SchoolZihan Li is a Senior Software Engineer with 10 years of experience building data platforms and back-end systems, currently leading API platform development at Snowflake. He turned an idea into a production-ready Snowflake REST API and language bindings, cutting endpoint delivery time from weeks to days through a design-first approach. His prior work includes implementing Snowpark AST translation, Java/Scala stored procedures in a secure distributed sandbox, and a Kafka connector with at-least-once delivery guarantees, demonstrating strength in distributed systems and data integration. Earlier roles at Nutanix and the University of Michigan show a practical focus on developer experience—real-time debugging and fast code-reload for IoT edge—and large-scale CMS migrations. He holds advanced computer science training from the University of Michigan and brings a blend of NLP/back-end programming chops with a knack for turning complex platform ideas into deployable developer-facing tools.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Computer Science, Master's degree, Computer Science at University of MichiganBachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Computer Science, 3.85, Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Computer Science, 3.85 at University of Michigan College of EngineeringBachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Electrical and Computer Engineering, 3.73, Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Electrical and Computer Engineering, 3.73 at Shanghai Jiao Tong University
English, Chinese
Github Skills (29)
kafka-connect10
kafka-connector10
kafka10
java10
sink10
snowflake9
apache9
scala9
kafka-consumer9
apache-kafka9
text-to-speech8
speech-synthesis8
player7
speech7
video-player7
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
lizihan021/lizihan021.github.io
Nov 2017 - Sep 2024
Contributions:19 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 10 months
lizihan021/hexoweb
Sep 2018 - Sep 2024
Contributions:14 pushes, 2 branches in 6 years 1 month
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