# Jianliang Zhao

> Software Engineering | Bridge | x-TikTok, Google, Square

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

- Ex-Googler | Square | YouTuber
- Distributed systems, payments, DB, ads, embedded software platform
- Golang, Java, React, C/C++, Ruby, Python, etc.
- Technical Leadership / Engineering management
- Problem solving / troubleshooting, codebase hacking :-)

## Work Experience
### Engineer @ Bridge
Jan 2023 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area

### TikTok Server Architect @ TikTok
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Mountain View, California, United States
TikTok engineering

### Sr. Staff Software Engineer & TLM @ Google
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Mountain View, California
Overall Eng Lead for Maps Monetization, a top initiative for Google Geo. Launched Promoted Pins for SMBs with collaboration with ads org, etc.

### Principal Software Engineer @ Moloco
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Palo Alto, CA
Moloco Ads API

### Software Engineer @ Leap.ai
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Sunnyvale, CA
- PM literate full stack engineer
- Launched LeapResume builder/reviewer
- Launched LeapAdvisor
- Launched user signup with instant job pre-matching with just a resume
- Leap.ai site revamp
- Swift programming for Leap iOS app
- Had fun with React/Redux/Async Server side rendering, Swift, Athena PDF (w/ Electron)

### Sr. Staff Software Engineer @ Google
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Mountain View, CA
Consumer payments

### Software Engineer @ Square
Jan 2013 – Jan 2016 | 1455 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
- Square Register (POS): Launched offline payments, split tender, gift cards, etc.
- Catalog Management
- Developer Platform: Launched eCommerce API, etc.
- Contactless/NFC reader firmware development

### Staff Software Engineer @ Google
Jan 2011 – Jan 2013 | Mountain View, CA
Google Offers. TL for Offers ads distribution.

### YouTube Software Engineer @ YouTube
Jan 2007 – Jan 2011
- TLed and launched the Content Identification
- Led YouTube Partnership Program projects
- Launched Viral Video Monetization

### Distinguished MTS & Engineering Manager @ Motorola
Jan 2003 – Jan 2007
- Technical Lead/Architect for the Linux/Java(JUIX) platform
- Architect/Engineering Manager for Motorola's JSR 271 Reference/Device Implementation and contributor to JSR 271 spec.


## Education
### MS in Computer Science
University of Massachusetts Amherst

### MS Candidate in Computer Science
Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences

### BS in Computer Science, 00 Class
University of Science and Technology of China

### Suzhou High School


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jianliang-zhao

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Source: https://flows.cv/jianliang
JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/jianliang/resume.json
Last updated: 2026-04-10