Summary
Zihan Xie is a Senior Software Engineer with six years of experience building backend systems at major tech companies, currently working on Amazon Global Logistics Technology in Beijing. He previously developed performance monitoring services for Firebase at Google, bringing expertise in scalable instrumentation and mobile/web observability. Academically strong in computation and data mining (UCLA B.S. in Mathematics of Computation, Stanford graduate certificate, both with 3.9 GPAs), he blends rigorous quantitative thinking with practical production engineering. Zihan is motivated by software that meaningfully improves lives and has a track record of moving complex backend features from research-informed design to reliable, deployable systems. An under-the-radar strength is his cross-cultural experience in US tech teams and China-based operations, enabling effective collaboration across global engineering organizations.
6 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
No.1 Middle School attached to CCNU
Bachelor’s Degree, Mathematics of Computation, 3.9, Bachelor’s Degree, Mathematics of Computation, 3.9 at University of California, Los Angeles
Graduate Certificate, Mining Massive Datasets, 3.9, Graduate Certificate, Mining Massive Datasets, 3.9 at Stanford University
English, Chinese