Hanzhi Yang
Software Engineer at TikTok
United States
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Top SchoolHanzhi Yang is a software engineer with 8 years of experience building high-performance systems and AI agent tooling, currently contributing at TikTok after a software engineering tenure at Microsoft. He combines systems-level optimizations—from cross-compilation and ARM deployments to Docker image shrinking—with product-facing work in large-scale consumer platforms. Past internships at NetApp and Huawei demonstrate a knack for performance tuning and root-cause debugging (e.g., speeding file throughput tenfold and resolving burst-packet loss issues). He also taught database design as a TA at Northwestern, reflecting strong computer engineering fundamentals and communication skills. Known for a “be water” mindset, he favors pragmatic, iterative improvements that scale across infrastructure and ML agent workflows. Based in the United States, he pairs strong academic credentials (MS, Computer Engineering, Northwestern) with a practical engineering focus on measurable impact.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Information Technology, 3.66/4.0, Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Information Technology, 3.66/4.0 at Southeast UniversityMaster of Science - MS, Computer Engineering, 3.9/4.0, Master of Science - MS, Computer Engineering, 3.9/4.0 at The Graduate School at Northwestern University
Chinese, English
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (32)
spec10
copilot10
code-completion9
ai9
code-analysis8
vim7
batch7
data-ingestion6
cross-compiling6
streaming6
dockerfile6
docker6
linux6
32bit-64bit6
cdc6
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
TCoherence/LeetCodeExercise
Apr 2018 - Mar 2020
Contributions:327 pushes in 1 year 10 months
TCoherence/TCoherence.github.io
Apr 2018 - May 2026
Contributions:1 PR, 130 pushes, 2 branches in 8 years 2 months
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