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Chris Zhang

@chriszhang

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Senior Full Stack Engineer specializing in Node.js, cloud-native systems, and scalable microservices.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek a senior engineering role building cloud-native, scalable systems where I can lead technical design, mentor engineers, and deliver measurable product impact.

I am a Senior Full Stack Engineer with over seven years building scalable, high-availability web applications and microservices across autonomous vehicles, real estate, construction management, and supply chain logistics.

I specialize in Node.js backends, modern JavaScript frameworks (React, Next.js, Angular, Vue), and cloud-native architectures on AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, delivering secure, production-grade APIs and real-time data pipelines.

At Cruise I designed high-throughput telemetry ingestion and analytics for over 1,200 autonomous vehicles, and across other roles I led migrations, automated CI/CD, and implemented event-driven systems that improved reliability and deployment velocity.

I mentor engineers, champion best practices like TDD and observability, and focus on delivering measurable business value through robust engineering, performance optimization, and secure, maintainable systems.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior Software Engineer

Current

Cruise

Dec 2022 - Present (2 years 9 months)

Designed high-throughput real-time data pipelines and microservices to ingest and analyze telemetry from over 1,200 autonomous vehicles, integrating AI models for predictive diagnostics and reducing downtime through near-zero deployment interruptions.

Next.js Kafka AWS Lambda Docker Kubernetes GraphQL OAUTH2 CI CD

Senior Software Engineer II

Compass

Feb 2022 - Dec 2022 (10 months)

Architected scalable Node.js (TypeScript) backend services with NestJS and integrated PostgreSQL and MongoDB to manage property listings and transactions, improving system performance and release velocity via Azure DevOps automation.

Node TypeScript NestJS PostgreSQL MongoDB Angular Azure DevOps Docker CQRS TDD

Software Engineer

Procore Technologies

Jul 2019 - May 2022 (2 years 10 months)

Developed modular Node.js microservices for project management and financial workflows, migrated legacy AngularJS to React, and implemented CI and automated testing to improve reliability and code quality.

Node MySQL Redis React REST SOAP Jenkins Jest Cypress

Full Stack Engineer

Shippabo

Jan 2018 - Jul 2019 (1 year 6 months)

Engineered logistics microservices and ETL pipelines to support real-time shipment tracking for thousands of shipments daily, built customer portals with React and improved scalability via containerization on AWS.