Xu Zhang
Software Engineer
Seattle,WA
Summary
Tech Lead in Alexa platform team, making Alexa ambient, plural, personal, natural, and productive so that customers can use Alexa to complete any task in the easiest and most natural way. Guided 15 person teams with an inclusive engineering culture where developers are self-motivated and empowered.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Senior Software Development Engineer
Amazon
2021.06 - Current
- Built resources-based context management system for Alexa LLM to engage in natural interactions that span multiple tasks and multiple devices with power of continuous self-learning and self-improvement.
Software Development Engineer II
Amazon
2018.07 - 2021.05
- Launched Skill Resumption capability in Alexa Skills Kit, allowing customers to easily return to a skill after a short break or even after using Alexa to complete a separate task.
Software Development Engineer
Amazon
2017.03 - 2018.06
- Designed and built multi-stack relationship management, a product that enables communication between skills within the same user session, which unlocks more complex user experience for Alexa users.
Software Engineer Intern
Amazon
2016.05 - 2016.07
- Prototyped the first reusable voice authentication component via Action Framework for Alexa devices including Echo, Dot, Amazon Tap, Fire TV and some third-party devices.
Education
Master of Science - Computer Science
Ohio State University
Columbus, OH 2015.08 - 2017.01
Bachelor of Science - Automation & Robotics
Tongji University
Shanghai, CN 2009.09 - 2015.06
Skills
Natural Language Processing
Software Development
Distributed Systems
Microservice Architecture
Amazon Web Services
API Review
Websites
Timeline
Senior Software Development Engineer
Amazon
2021.06 - Current
Software Development Engineer II
Amazon
2018.07 - 2021.05
Software Development Engineer
Amazon
2017.03 - 2018.06
Software Engineer Intern
Amazon
2016.05 - 2016.07
Master of Science - Computer Science
Ohio State University
2015.08 - 2017.01
Bachelor of Science - Automation & Robotics
Tongji University
2009.09 - 2015.06