Summary
Qian Z is a software engineer based in Seattle with a decade of industry experience and 2+ years focused on designing and operating large-scale distributed production systems at Meta and Amazon. Skilled in Java, Python, TypeScript, and AWS services across compute, storage, messaging, and serverless, they combine strong CS fundamentals (M.S.) with hands-on cloud architecture and operational experience. Qian is passionate about uncovering customer pain points and translating them into compelling, reliable experiences, routinely working across backend services and APIs to deliver measurable impact. A background that spans internships, teaching assistance, and progressive engineering roles suggests both technical depth and a collaborative, mentorship-oriented mindset.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Oklahoma City Community College
Bachelor's degree (minor), Bachelor's degree (minor) at Tsinghua University
Master's degree, Master's degree at University of Oklahoma
Chinese, English