# yuanqi zhu

> Software Engineer at Robinhood

Location: San Mateo, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/yuanqi

## Work Experience
### Staff Software Engineer @ Robinhood
Jan 2026 – Present

### Senior Software Engineer @ Robinhood
Jan 2021 – Present | Menlo Park, California, United States

### Software Engineer @ Facebook
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Menlo Park, California, United States

### MTS @ VMware
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Palo Alto
•	Implementing MondoBizarro  Multi-processes Stress test framework, generating multiple processes and randomized VDS operations to vCenter, triggering more race condition or memory leak issues (Python)
•	Designing network topologies, automating test cases and developing library for features in both NSX-V and NSX-T, virtual and physical environment (Packet Capture/Event Notification/Teaming/LACP/ Upgrade/Migration)
Python for the exact operation, Perl for the framework, Yaml for the test cases, topology configuration and design
•	Designing and maintaining testbed deployment automation (specific network topologies with different network components)

### Intern @ VMware
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Palo Alto, California
•	Developed a Fuzzing Tool to help test network environment, fuzzing random and customized packets using different protocols (Python)

### Research Assistant @ The Johns Hopkins University
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Baltimore, Maryland Area
•	Developed a Covert Data Storage Channel (CSC) Detection mechanism that intercepted and prevented communications through TCP packet headers, using Openflow of Software defined network on GENI testbed
•	Wrote TcL scripts to simulate CSC traffic with hping3 (a Linux network tool) and utilized Tmix to generate realistic synthetic network traffic for base lining the experiment
•	Calculated mahalanobis distance between normal traffic and CSC traffic dataset to set the detection threshold
•	Researching other security controls related topics with SDN on GENI

### Project Manager Assistant @ Shanghai YiTu Technology Company
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Shanghai City, China
•	Facilitated continuous integration process by creating bug reporting and progress tracking roadmaps that were adapted by the development team and testing team
•	Promoted Agile framework adoption through a well-defined work-flow life cycle ensuring collaboration amongst the sales team, development team, and research team


## Education
### Master’s Degree in Information Security
The Johns Hopkins University

### Bachelor’s Degree in Information Security
Tongji University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/yuanqi-zhu-619440108

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Last updated: 2026-04-12