Franklin Zhang

I am a Senior Software Engineer with hybrid expertise in full-stack development and AI/ML, focusing on generative AI, NLP, deep learning, and computer vision. I design and deliver scalable cloud-native platforms that integrate LLMs and multimodal ML to solve real-world enterprise problems.

At Fortinet I led FortiAI-Assist’s end-to-end AI pipelines and backend services, enabling automated threat triage and sub-second inference for tens of thousands of security alerts daily. At Amazon I drove core engineering for Amazon Go’s checkout-free retail platform, building sensor-fusion and multimodal ML systems that achieved 95% accuracy and doubled throughput in pilot sites.

I emphasize measurable business impact through performance optimization, reliability, and scalable architecture—migrating systems to microservices and AWS, implementing caching and load-balancing strategies, and collaborating cross-functionally to deliver production-ready AI features and global deployments.