# Zoe Zhang

> RFT Backend Engineer @Barclays || MSc || prev @Sony Pictures

Location: New York, New York, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/zoezhang

Ruilin Zoe is a back-end developer with a background in Computer Engineering and Human-Computer Interaction. She graduated with a Msc in Computer Software Engineering from Northeastern University and is currently working as a Backend Engineer at Barclays in the Treasury Data Service Center, where she focuses on big data systems using Scala, Spark, Java

She is passionate about building robust infrastructure and scalable backend systems, and hopes to contribute as a software engineer on an infrastructure or product team. Previously, she spent two years at Sony Pictures as a Technical Artist, an experience that gave her a strong understanding of how cross-functional teams come together to deliver successful products.

Web & Applications: AWS, Git, HTML/JavaScript/CSS, React, Angular, Flask, SQL (MySQL/PostgreSQL)
Programming: Scala, Java, Swift, C, Unity C#
iOS & Applications: SwiftUI, CocoaPods, UIKit, SpriteKit, CloudKit, Firebase, Core Data
Big Data & Backend: Apache Spark, Scala

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Barclays
Jan 2023 – Present | Whippany, New Jersey, United States
Treasury Data Service. Java, Scala, Spark

### Software Engineer @ Copperleaf Technologies
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Seattle, Washington, United States

### Character Effect Technical Director @ Sony Pictures Imageworks
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
•Worked on Netflix and Sony Pictures Studio animated musical Vivo(2021)
•Received requested press interview with China’s largest TV station CCTV 6 and
IQIYI
•Specializing in cloth and fur simulations and other character finishing tasks
•Participating in initial shot set up for the effect department
•Creating dynamic and vivid fur motion on the key animal characters in 3D software
Maya, Katana, and Nuke

### Character Effect Technical Director @ Tangent Animation
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada
•Worked on Netflix animation TV show Maya and the Three (2020)
•Learnt new pipeline and software (Blender) to create a dynamic simulation of
assigned character
•Efficiently produced cloth and fur simulation in line with production quota,
adjusting shots to reflect team review notes and feedback

### Character Effect Technical Director @ Sony Pictures Imageworks
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Completed shows: "Connected" (2020)
Current shows: "Over the moon" (2020)
-Simulation shot work based on assigned character external features: hair, fur and cloth
-Animation clean up, skin fix and experienced with stylized creatures setups
-Finalized shots in high quality and fulfilled for meeting productivity and shots quota
-Responsible for meeting schedules, show deadlines, dailies, rounds and team reviews.
-Efficient at adjusting shots to follow team review notes and feedback.

### Character Effect Intern @ Sony Pictures Imageworks
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
-Trained in Sony’s TD pipeline, learnt the pipeline and tools by using assets and shots from “Jumanji 3”, 
 “Man in Black” and “Mulan” and completed various shots requirement
- Cloth/Hair/Fur simulation and cloth rig testing and optimization
-Successful completion of 9 weeks shots training program and joint the production crew.


## Education
### Master of Science - MS in Computer Software Engineering
Northeastern University

### Exchange Program in Computer Engineering
Politecnico di Milano

### Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Interactive arts and technology
Simon Fraser University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ruilin-zoe
- Website: http://www.sfu.ca/~rza43/RuilinZoe/index.html

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Last updated: 2026-04-05