Summary
Daniel Song is a Senior Software Engineer with seven years of experience building backend systems and shipping product-focused solutions, currently at ZipRecruiter. He progressed rapidly through engineering roles at ZipRecruiter after internships across startups and tech companies like Faire, Rippling, and tealbook, bringing practical experience in backend and ML-adjacent projects. A University of Waterloo computer science graduate who studied abroad at Kyoto University, he blends rigorous CS fundamentals with cross-cultural problem-solving. Colleagues would describe him as a pragmatic problem-solver who prefers tackling real user problems with clean, maintainable code. Though his public GitHub footprint is quiet, his steady rise from multiple internships to a senior role suggests a strong track record of impact and fast learning in production environments. Based in Buffalo, NY, he’s focused on delivering scalable solutions that move teams and products forward.
7 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Exchange, KUINEP, Exchange, KUINEP at Kyoto University
Westmount Secondary School
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science at University of Waterloo
English