FANG ZHOU
San Diego,California
Summary
Accomplished Senior Software Engineer with expertise in Java and AWS, previously at Amazon. Spearheaded observability enhancements, cutting incident response time by 40%. Proven leader in CI/CD automation and infrastructure-as-code, fostering team collaboration and driving innovative solutions in complex environments.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Software Engineer
Amazon
Seattle, WA
07.2024 - Current
- Worked as a proficient full stack developer on a video sharing and streaming service, setting best practices to ensure product stability and performance
- Developed the backend components with core AWS technologies and ML, including typescript AWS CDK, S3, CloudFront, IAM, SNS, SQS, GraphQL, DynamoDB, Lambda with Python and Java
- Drove observability improvements by designing custom telemetry dashboards, logging pipelines, and proactive alerting mechanisms, reducing incident response time by 40%
- Championed DevOps best practices, leading CI/CD automation, infrastructure-as-code (IaC), and blue-green deployments, reducing downtime and deployment failures by 30%
Principal Software Engineer
Nortal Inc
Kirkland, WA
06.2022 - 06.2024
- Architected and led the development of a mission-critical microservices platform for T-Mobile’s core business unit, utilizing Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, and PostgreSQL to optimize system performance and compliance
- Directly enabled the company to avoid a $200M legal fine by ensuring regulatory compliance and audit readiness
- Championed DevOps best practices, leading CI/CD automation, infrastructure-as-code (IaC), and blue-green deployments, reducing downtime and deployment failures by 60%
- Acted as the go-to expert for resolving challenging technical design and development issues, providing support to onshore and offshore teams
- Drove continuous innovation, leading R&D initiatives on serverless architectures, real-time data streaming, and ML-driven system optimizations
Team Lead
Sapiens Inc
Bethlehem, PA
06.2014 - 06.2022
- Lead onshore and offshore team to support 5 big clients including Traveler Insurance
- Designed and developed patented, data-driven, configurable web-based insurance solution, including Policy Management, Billing, Claims, and Rating components, supporting multiple insurance carriers
- Skilled in data modeling, analysis, integration, ETL, and database design
- Translated ambiguous customer requirements into effective technical designs
- Technical Expertise: Java 11, Webservices, XSLT, Microservices, Spring MVC, Spring Batch, Spring security, Spring Data, Message Queue, ETL, AWS, XML/XSLT, JAXB, JSON, JQuery and Oracle 11g
Senior Software Engineer
Synchronoss Inc
Bethlehem, PA
11.2012 - 06.2014
- Developed a J2EE-based web application enabling secure wireless activations, automation fallouts, inventory synchronization, payments, insurance, and content transfer
- Designed and implemented features such as order management, task scheduling, dynamic queues, workflow management, and RESTful/Web Services integration
- Technical Expertise: Design and development with J2EE, Java security, XML, XSLT, and Oracle
Senior Software Engineer
Olympus America Inc
Center Valley, PA
01.2011 - 11.2012
- Developed software suits - EndoWork for Olympus endoscope devices, leading prototype designs and advanced reporting tools
- Collaborated with Tokyo and US R&D teams to enhance model design
- Technical Expertise: C# WPF, Oracle BI, Hibernate, Java, Oracle 11g
Software Engineer
Computer Aid Inc
Allentown, PA
01.2003 - 11.2011
- A key developer in developing a J2EE application to manage agent commissions and policyholder claim data
- Worked in a pilot consulting team at Penn Treaty American Insurance Inc
- Developed an efficient and reliable inflation calculator to replace a legacy system
- Technical Expertise: Java, JMS, Oracle, EJB, Rational Rose, Oracle 10g, Struts, AJAX
Education
Master - Computer Science
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Skills
- Java
- Python
- C#
- Go
- NodeJS
- TypeScript
- React JS
- JavaScript
- Angular JS
- J2EE
- Spring
- Spring Boot
- JPA
- DynamoDB
- GraphQL
- Oracle
- PostgreSQL
- Restful API
- Kafka
- AWS
- Kubernetes
- Docker
- CI/CD
Certification
- AWS AI Practitioner, 2025
- AWS certified developer associate, 2024
- Oracle certified Java 11 developer, 2022
- GIAC secure software programmer - Java, 2011
Timeline
Senior Software Engineer
Amazon
07.2024 - Current
Principal Software Engineer
Nortal Inc
06.2022 - 06.2024
Team Lead
Sapiens Inc
06.2014 - 06.2022
Senior Software Engineer
Synchronoss Inc
11.2012 - 06.2014
Senior Software Engineer
Olympus America Inc
01.2011 - 11.2012
Software Engineer
Computer Aid Inc
01.2003 - 11.2011
Master - Computer Science
New Jersey Institute of Technology
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