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
06.2021 - 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
07.2018 - 05.2021
- 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
03.2017 - 06.2018
- 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
05.2016 - 07.2016
- 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 08.2015 - 01.2017
Bachelor of Science - Automation & Robotics
Tongji University
Shanghai, CN 09.2009 - 06.2015
Skills
Natural Language Processing
Software Development
Distributed Systems
Microservice Architecture
Amazon Web Services
API Review
Websites
Timeline
Senior Software Development Engineer
Amazon
06.2021 - Current
Software Development Engineer II
Amazon
07.2018 - 05.2021
Software Development Engineer
Amazon
03.2017 - 06.2018
Software Engineer Intern
Amazon
05.2016 - 07.2016
Master of Science - Computer Science
Ohio State University
08.2015 - 01.2017
Bachelor of Science - Automation & Robotics
Tongji University
09.2009 - 06.2015
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