Jeff Zhan
Verified Expert in Engineering
Software Developer
Jeff is a full-stack engineer with experience working at fast-growing companies, including TubeMogul (acquired by Adobe) and Unity. He has experience in ad tech, SaaS, and B2B applications. Jeff's go-to stack these days is React with TypeScript, Go, Node.js, MongoDB, and PostgreSQL.
Portfolio
Experience
Availability
Preferred Environment
MacOS, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Figma, JavaScript, Go, TypeScript, React, React Native, MongoDB, PostgreSQL
The most amazing...
...side project I've worked on involves using NLP and language segmentation to provide better reading tools to help people study and improve their language skills.
Work Experience
Full-stack Software Engineer
Unity
- Created a Go stats API leveraging Druid, Mongo, and GCP, with tight communication with other Go and Node.js microservices using NATS.
- Created a daily Kubernetes cron job to ingest large sets of Druid data to aggregate and calculate benchmarks for ad impressions.
- Built the Unity Ads overview and reporting dashboard in React and Material UI using best practices, including Jest testing, shared versioned component libraries, Material UI standards, and close team collaboration with the Helsinki team.
Web Software Engineer
Adobe
- Contributed to various product lines using JavaScript, AngulaJS, PHP, and MySQL, including real-time ads dashboards and tables, ad creation and placement workflows, private and public inventories, admin tools, and video management flow.
- Built several AngularJS components as the framework was introduced into the codebase, building common date and time selector components, bulk tools, form fields, and tables.
- Coordinated bi-weekly releases as a release and merge master with the Emeryville, California, Chengdu, and China UI teams of around 20 people.
Experience
Spotify Music Discovery
Language Learning App
Skills
Languages
JavaScript, TypeScript, Go, Python, PHP, Dart
Libraries/APIs
React, Node.js, jQuery
Frameworks
Redux, React Native, AngularJS, Flutter, Electron
Platforms
Docker, MacOS, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Kubernetes, Visual Studio Code (VS Code)
Storage
MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Druid.io, MySQL, Databases
Tools
Figma
Other
NATS, Software Development, Algorithms, Data Structures, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Security, User Interface (UI), Computer Graphics
Education
Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
University of California, Berkeley - Berkeley, CA
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