# Kevin Zhang

> Staff Software Engineer, Engineering Automation Software at Tesla

Location: Greater Seattle Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/kevinzhang2

Software engineer at Tesla's Engineering Automation Software team. I am proficient in most full-stack development environments (web, mobile, and some embedded) but currently primarily focused on front-end. I have lead several successful projects in Tesla for the past few years. For front-end, I am most proficient in React, Node.js, React Native. I also work on projects that involve Python, JAVA, C, C++. On the side, I am working on some machine learning and data modeling hobby projects.

Proficient with data structure, system design patterns, and have experience in large data handling and processing technologies (ETL, Data Warehouse, Elasticsearch etc).

Love to work under challenge and highly motivated by doing work with high impact, whether that means improving human experience or simply help define products that would be a commercial success. Interested in industries where engineering can help revolutionize a traditional process such as manufacturing, supply chain, fintech, and biotech.

## Work Experience
### Staff Software Engineer - Engineering Automation Software @ Tesla
Jan 2021 – Present | Seattle, Washington, United States

### Senior Software Engineer - Supply Chain Automation @ Tesla
Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 | Fremont, CA

### Software Development Engineer @ Yahoo
Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | Sunnyvale, CA
As a software engineer at Yahoo Premium Advertising team, I was involved in the development of multiple projects involving ads targeting, ads serving, ads reporting, and third party ads tracking.

### Software Development Engineer Intern @ Yahoo
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Sunnyvale, CA
During my internship at Yahoo's Advertisement and Data team, I made a Node.js web-based application using Hadoop as backend ETL to analyze ads traffic. I also participated in a Java servlet project for Yahoo ads serving external REST API and the reconstruction of some internal Jenkins based testing framework.

### Software Programmer @ AltheaDx
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | San Diego, CA
AltheaDx is a commercial stage molecular diagnostics company specializing in the field of pharmacogenetics, or PGx.

During my time at AltheaDx, I was responsible for supporting the overall bioinformatics development at AltheaDx. Duties include development codes to manage / process data generated by DNA sequencer, software debugging and testing, OOP, web development of internal management system, MySQL server development and debugging, and other regular tasks.

### Undergraduate CSE Tutor @ University of California San Diego
Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 | San Diego, CA
Assists the faculty member by providing instruction to individual students or small groups of students who require additional help for various computer science classes at UCSD. Hold weekly office hours; e-mail contact; grade homework, programming assignments, exams, or projects; and act as course web-master.

### IT Assistant @ UC San Diego Health
Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | San Diego
Under supervision, duties include setting up computers, installing software, applying patches, installing peripheries (printers, scanners etc.), replacement of computer parts. Interacting with users to troubleshoot and resolve computers issues.


## Education
### Bachelor of Science (BS) in Computer Engineering; Joint Mathematics-Economics Major
UC San Diego
Jan 2011 – Jan 2016


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

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Last updated: 2026-03-22