# Grace Zhang

> Software Development Engineer at Netflix | ex-Twitch

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/gracezhang

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Netflix
Jan 2024 – Present | Los Gatos, California, United States

### Software Development Engineer @ Twitch
Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco Bay Area
Ad Demand Enablement

### Software Development Engineer @ Twitch
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco Bay Area
Ads Data Platform

### Software Development Engineer @ Twitch
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area
Ads Server and Insights

### Software Development Engineer, Machine Learning @ Amazon
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area
Alexa Speech - Speaker ID Machine Learning Platform

### Data Science Intern @ Split
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area
• Developed notebooks using Spark Scala to help customer service team analyze behaviors of active users
• Designed and established a framework for multiple user metrics such as DAU and Return Retention using Scala
• Anonymized Impressions and Events data from customers using Scala UDFs
• Explored available methods for A/B testing for data with different distributions and performed simulations to evaluate the performance of hypothesis tests

### Risk Assurance Associate - Tier 1 Performer @ PwC
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | San Jose, CA
• Examined SQL queries used to generate data relied on by auditors to ensure completeness and accuracy of data
• Cleaned and processed data using Excel and analyzed the prepared data to support audit conclusion
• Led walkthrough meetings with IT and Biomedical clients to understand their IT environment and business processes for SOX Engagements
• Tested IT General Controls, IT Automated Controls, and Key Reports following the Audit Sampling Methods using Excel
• Instructed the Service Delivery Centers (SDC) and reviewed the deliveries from SDC

### Risk Assurance Intern @ PwC
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | San Jose, CA
• Cleaned, analyzed, and visualized data to help the client improve working efficiency using advanced Excel functions
• Examined the reliability of ERP systems with IT clients and reviewed their business processes
• Tested controls about significant business processes and major classes of transactions
• Evaluated the operating effectiveness of IT environment and communicated findings to clients


## Education
### Master of Science in Data Science in Data Science
University of San Francisco

### Master of Science - MS in Accounting and Information Systems
Michigan State University - Eli Broad College of Business

### Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Financial Management
Nanjing University

### Global Exchange Program in Mathematics and Statistics
University of California, Davis


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/gracezhang1
- Portfolio: https://zxrnju.wixsite.com/gracezhang
- GitHub: https://github.com/xinran-zhang

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Last updated: 2026-03-29