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Dear Mr. Li,
I am writing to express my strong interest in the Numerical Tool Programmer position at Baidu Research. As a numerical analyst and scientific programmer with a deep background in numerical methods, high-performance computing, and tool development, I am excited by Baidu's commitment to advancing AI-driven research and deploying efficient computational tools that accelerate large-scale experiments and production workloads.
Over the past six years I have developed and maintained numerical libraries and simulation tools for industry and academic partners. At Beijing Institute of Technology I led development of a MATLAB/C++ finite-element prototype that reduced simulation runtime by 40% through algorithmic optimizations and multi-threaded assembly; the tool was later reimplemented in C++/OpenMP for production. At CloudSim Labs I designed and implemented a Python-based numerical framework using NumPy, SciPy and Numba that automated parameter sweeps and post-processing, cutting researcher setup time from days to hours and increasing throughput by 3x. I have hands-on experience with Fortran (legacy code modernization), MPI and OpenMP for distributed and shared-memory parallelism, CUDA for GPU acceleration, and build systems (CMake, Bazel). In addition, I applied unit testing and CI (GitLab CI) to ensure reliability and reproducibility across developer contributions.
Baidu's focus on scalable research engineering and productionizing advanced models strongly resonates with my professional goals. I am particularly drawn to the challenge of turning high-accuracy numerical methods into robust, maintainable tools that integrate with large ML and data platforms. My experience modernizing legacy Fortran solvers into modular C++ libraries and exposing numeric kernels to Python bindings aligns with typical needs at Baidu Research—bridging research prototypes and production stacks. I am confident I can contribute by improving numerical stability, optimizing performance on CPU/GPU clusters, and building maintainable APIs that empower research teams across the company.
I would welcome the opportunity to discuss how my background in numerical algorithms, performance engineering, and tool development can support Baidu Research's objectives. Thank you for considering my application; I look forward to the possibility of contributing to your team and helping accelerate research-to-production workflows.
Sincerely,
Wei Zhang
