CONTACT

Yifan Zhang
yifanzbox@gmail.com
(408) 580-6608

See https://yifanz.net


SYNOPSIS

Front-end software engineer with web and full-stack expertise. Experienced in
extending products in large codebases at Google and Facebook. Previously
worked on iOS development at Apple, hypervisor sandboxing on macOS, and
open-source IDE plugin development.

Authorized to work in the United States (U.S. citizen).


EXPERIENCE

Google [11/2022 - Present]

Extended Google Meet's layouts engine to accommodate new tile arrangements.
Drove projects bridging Google Meet and Labs. Built prototypes to validate
concepts and collaborated closely with UX, PM, and engineering teams to tackle
highly ambiguous requirements.

TypeScript, Angular, C++, Protobuf

Square [10/2019 - Present]

Developed the identity verification and disputes front-end for Cash App
customer operations. Separately, worked on the QR code ordering and saved
payment features in the Square Online checkout flow. Supported my team with
oncall, onboarding, interviewing and promo.

JavaScript, React, TypeScript, Vue, Kotlin, PHP, SQL

Facebook [9/2018 - 9/2019]

Integrated the WhatsApp Status Ads configuration UI into Facebook Ads Manager.
Subsequently, joined the backend infra team and collaborated with the DOJ on
developing internal tooling for law enforcement inquiries.

JavaScript, React, Erlang, Hack

Apple [7/2017 - 8/2018]

Software engineer in Core OS. Implemented changes to support arm64_32 app
installation on Apple Watch Series 4. Fixed chained symlink vulnerability in
iOS 11.1 (CVE-2017-13804).

Objective-C, iOS, C

Bracket (acquired by VMware) [9/2014 - 6/2017]

Worked on the management console for deploying secured VMs on AWS. Took a
leave of absence during this time to do my master's degree.

JavaScript, AWS, Python, Django, PostgreSQL

LinkedIn [7/2012 - 6/2014]

Front-end developer on the subscriptions team. Created the Dust language
plugin for the Intellij IDE on the side.

JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Java

Chuwa [11/2010 - 7/2012]

Software engineer on the enterprise Java consulting group.

Java, Spring, Hibernate, MySQL


PROJECTS

HVM sandbox on macOS using Hypervisor.framework

* https://github.com/yifanz/masters-proj

Dust custom language plugin for Intellij

* https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/7214-dust
* https://github.com/yifanz/Intellij-Dust


EDUCATION

MS in Computer Science. University of California, Los Angeles [2017]

AWS Certified Developer - Associate [2020]

Linux Foundation Certified Systems Administrator [2017]

Oracle Certified Professional, Java SE6 Programmer [2010]

BS in Biochemistry. University of California, Davis [2008]

FAA-certificated Private Pilot - ASEL, Instrument Rated [2023]