# Ziyu (Russell) Gu

> Senior Software Engineer I at Citrix | MS ECE Grad@CMU

Location: New York City Metropolitan Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/ziyurussellgu

I am currently a Senior Software Engineer I at Citrix. I am highly motivated and experienced with a strong passion for creating exceptional web applications and delivering innovative solutions. With three years of hands-on experience in software development, I bring a fresh perspective and a drive for excellence to every project. My expertise lies in front-end development using JavaScript/TypeScript and Angular, along with a solid foundation in back-end technologies. Throughout my career, I have successfully collaborated with cross-functional teams, leveraging my strong communication and problem-solving skills to achieve outstanding results. I thrive in fast-paced environments, adapt quickly to new technologies, and continuously strive to expand my knowledge and skills. If you are seeking a dedicated and talented Software/Full Stack Engineer who can contribute to your organization's growth and success, I would be thrilled to connect and explore potential opportunities.

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer I @ Citrix
Jan 2022 – Present
Citrix App Layering Service

### Software Engineer II @ Citrix
Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | Burlington, Massachusetts, United States
– Delivered a modern User Interface for App Layering Management Console in Angular.
– Designed and Developed the new UI from scratch with Angular in Typescript leveraging ngrx/rxjs for state management based on MVVM architecture.
– Refactored back-end SOAP API calls code in C# to make them work compatible with Angular UI.
– Lead and Finalized the new management console workflow/appearance with Product Design team.
– Developed features to integrate Citrix’s Unidesk and App Layering services with C# on multiple hypervisors like Azure, GCP, hyperV, vSphere and XenServer.
– Operated and improved functionalities within Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops services.
– Accomplished DevOps tasks with Jenkins to maintain build pipelines and developed artifacts delivery.
– Maintained and integrated Citrix inner machine resources with other hypervisors.
– Pursued multiple release cuts, cross platform tests, RPM build pipelines across CVAD products covering App Layering Services, Machine Creation Services and Provisioning Services.

### Software Engineer Intern @ TalkMeUp
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | 美国 大匹兹堡地区
– Leveraged multiple cloud computing tools, EC2, EB, S3, RDS, Google API and machine learning algorithms to realize AI based Product built on Wordpress, PHP and MySQL, focusing on communication training.
– Developed a plugin from scratch by applying Video.js for users to record video online and stream data to backend.
– Refactored backend AI module and wrapped it up as a REST API to provide analysis service on user videos.
– Served flask REST API with Gunicorn and Nginx to improve its robustness dealing with multiple analysis requests.
– Constructed a learning management system under customizing an existing plugin, Learndash.
– Maintained, tested 1.0 Product related functions for launching and troubleshooted bugs on both beta and 1.0.

### Algorithm Development Intern @ China Mobile Phones
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Beijing, China
Position of Algorithm Development Intern in department of Medical Intelligence , China Mobile Research Institute

### Research Assistant @ 北京交通大学
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Beijing, China
Research assistant with professor Yishuai Chen in Network Science and Network Computing Lab

### QA Intern @ Baidu Inc.
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | 中国 北京
Position of QA Intern in Hardware and software system in Department of Intelligent Hardware


## Education
### Master of Science - MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020

### Coursework towards MS in Electrical Engineering
Columbia University
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018

### Bachelor's degree in Telecommunication Engineering
Beijing Jiaotong University
Jan 2014 – Jan 2018


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/russell-gu
- GitHub: https://github.com/Russ95

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Last updated: 2026-03-22