Jay Zhang

About Jay Zhang

I am an aspiring software engineer with a background in analytics and strategy. I enjoy solving complex problems and love the logic process of breaking down the problems into manageable pieces and planning steps to tackle them. I would like to make an impact by building great software products.I got into software engineering by my previous consulting work and my desire to make greater impact. During my previous consulting experience, I practiced my problem-solving skills by helping pharmaceutical clients to craft launch strategy, measure performance and build commercial operation infrastructure. In the meantime, I realize the value of a great product and see how disruptive the technology can be to impact the world. Hence, I would like to make an impact by being a software engineer to build great tech/products.

Experience

1. Software Engineer

   Clerk Ai

   Feb 2025 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

   Build multi-step backend job orchestration using Node.js and message queues to automate business onboarding * Design PostgreSQL database schemas to power enterprise-scale phone number provisioning processes* Develop custom tool calls and agent execution logic within pipeline system to enable RCS messaging in AI agent * Abstract third-party messaging integrations and build provider-agnostic SMS routing to support multiple carriers* Implement form validation, complex conditional UI states with React and React Query to guide user registration

Education

• University of California, Berkeley

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, Economics and Statistics

  2019