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James Z

@jamesz

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Experienced software engineer specializing in backend security systems.

Taiwan

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What I'm looking for

I seek a challenging role in a dynamic environment that fosters innovation and growth.

I'm a dedicated software engineer with a strong foundation in computer science and engineering, holding degrees from the University of Illinois at Chicago and Urbana-Champaign. My academic excellence is reflected in my GPA of 4.0 in Computer Science and 3.76 in General Engineering. I have a passion for developing secure and efficient systems, which I have demonstrated through my professional experiences.

At Google, I led the backend security system for tracking security hardware throughout the supply chain, significantly enhancing our infrastructure security. My role involved designing and implementing improvements to credential storage systems, which expanded our capabilities to support secure cloud services. Prior to this, I contributed to Amazon's collaborative wishlist feature, impacting over 30 million users monthly, and developed customer feedback features for the Amazon Android App during my internship.

Currently, I am working on an Influencer Tracking App, utilizing GCP to analyze influencer performance in real-time. My technical expertise spans various programming languages and frameworks, including C++, Python, Spring MVC, and AWS services, which I leverage to create innovative solutions.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Software Engineer

Google

Dec 2018 - Feb 2025 (6 years 2 months)

Led the backend security system for tracking security hardware across the supply chain and production, with data used for security authorization. Designed and implemented improvements to the infrastructure security credential storage system.

Infrastructure Security Backend Development Supply Chain Security Cloud Security

SDE I

Amazon

Mar 2018 - Dec 2018 (9 months)

Developed a new collaborative wishlist feature for Amazon.com, serving over 30 million monthly users. Implemented new features using Spring MVC, JavaScript, and HTML, and created Cucumber UI tests.

Spring MVC JavaScript HTML Cucumber UI Testing Web Development

SDE Intern

Amazon

Jun 2017 - Aug 2017 (2 months)

Created a customer feedback feature for the Amazon Android App. Implemented the new mobile feature using Android, Java Spring MVC, and JavaScript.

Android Development Java Spring MVC JavaScript

Backend Software Engineer Intern

Placester

Mar 2017 - May 2017 (2 months)

Built a new ETL backend that significantly decreased costs and increased real estate listings processing speed by over 50 times. Implemented the ETL backend using Node, TypeScript, Codeship, Terraform, and AWS services.