# Kaizheng Hu

> Software Engineer | Distributed Systems & Cloud Data Platforms

Location: San Jose, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/kaizheng

Senior Software Engineer with 7+ years of experience specializing in high-impact Backend Infrastructure and Cloud Feature Development. My specialization spans the full lifecycle of complex features—from architecting cloud-native enterprise solutions to ensuring production resilience and quality.
System Architecture & Features: Expertise in Multi-Cloud Architecture (AWS/Azure) and Container Orchestration (Kubernetes).
Designed and delivered complex features enabling configurable resource sizing feature.
Core Technical Stack: Proficient in Python, C++, SQL, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
Quality & Resilience: Championed and implemented critical automation strategies and optimized CI/CD resilience to drastically reduce post-deployment risk and accelerate time-to-market.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Yellowbrick Data
Jan 2018 – Present | Palo Alto, California, United States
* Led end-to-end development of the Single-Node Data Warehouse (Community Edition). Drove AWS Marketplace and Azure integration, expanding product accessibility for resource-constrained environments (demos, edge scenarios).
* Engineered a dynamic storage backend (C++) enabling containerized local deployment. This increased overall developer productivity by improving the database testing and local development experience.
* Architected and implemented the RSI cost-efficiency feature: provisions resources via AWS CloudFormation or Azure ARM Templates in EKS/AKS clusters, securing key customer wins.
* Refactored testing framework for AWS S3 / Azure blob store support. Established required test coverage for cloud shipment, minimizing risk and accelerating time-to-market for cloud feature.
* Championed tooling innovation by prototyping 'ktest' (Pytest-based) for Kubernetes testing. Established an early, successful use case that preceded the internal adoption of Pytest company-wide.
* Led the migration of the critical Nexus repository to internal Kubernetes, stabilizing the core build system. Implemented a user-transparent cutover ensuring zero interruption to developer CI/CD workflow.

### Software Engineer Intern @ Stealth Mode Startup Company
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Palo Alto, CA
•	Refactored the libraries for high-availability test
•	Refactored tests so that they are compatible to new test framework
•	Developed a script in python to test cancellation of queries

### Software Engineer Intern @ Stealth Mode Startup Company
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Palo Alto, CA
•	Built test cases for database software
•	Developed testing tools in shell scripts and Ruby
•	Developed a library for test automation

### Senior Customer Support Engineer @ Ericsson
Jan 2008 – Jan 2016 | Beijing City, China
• Troubleshoot complex technical problems, involving different specialties and interoperability between vendors.
• Resolve emergency incidents with immediate decisions.
• Handle and solve Customer Service Request in a timely and accurate manner.
• Analyze and evaluate the feasibility and the potential risk of the customer’s needs and research to manage to meet them.
• Plan and organize network configuration such as new nodes integration, live network upgrade, new feature implementation.
• Provide technical reports and meet with the customers on fault management and new technology introduction and implementation.


## Education
### Master's degree in Computer Science
New Jersey Institute of Technology

### Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering
Harbin Institute of Technology


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/kaizheng-hu-b497009b

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Last updated: 2026-04-10