Summary
Ziyao Cheng is a software engineer with nine years of experience building production-grade systems across cloud, web, and AI domains, currently working on credentialing infrastructure at Google. He previously developed LLM agent testing frameworks and SDK-like tooling at Amazon and improved computer vision model recall from 65% to 85% while building backend APIs at Tencent. Comfortable across Python, Java, OCaml, and Linux, Ziyao blends research experience in EEG and biophysical data analysis with hands-on engineering to bridge algorithms and scalable services. A Cornell MEng graduate and former Tsinghua exchange student based in Seattle, he brings a track record of shipping reusable components and practical ML/CV improvements that measurably boost product quality.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering - MEng Computer Science, Master of Engineering - MEng Computer Science at Cornell University
Exchange Student Computer Science, Exchange Student Computer Science at Tsinghua University
Chinese, English, German