Summary
Zihan Hu is a software engineer with a decade of experience building production systems across consumer platforms and research settings, currently at TikTok while pursuing an MS in Computer Science at the University of Chicago. With a BE in Computer Engineering and a mathematics minor from UIUC, he blends strong theoretical foundations in DSP, distributed systems, and ML with hands-on product work—from gamified e-commerce features that reached over a million DAU to TextToSQL analytics tools for advertising performance. He has experience shipping NLP/LLM-driven products (job-application insights, chatbot analytics) and teaching assistants roles that reflect clear communication and mentorship skills. Zihan’s background as a founder and operator in live-stream e-commerce gives him a rare mix of growth-minded product instincts and deep technical chops.
10 years of coding experience