Kevin Zhao
Engineer | Tech | Finance | Government/Law | Leader | Former World Savior
- Role
- Founder, CEO, Principal Software Engineer, Consultant at Eizaide
- Location
- Brooklyn, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Kevin Zhao
Staff/Principal Software Engineer with 15+ years of experience building distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, AI/ML tooling, and performance-critical software at scale.Shipped platform products and backend systems that generate millions in revenue and saved millions in infrastructure and developer productivity costs, across firms like Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, Bloomberg, and Yieldstreet.• At Bloomberg, I led the backend/frontend design of MARS risk products that generated $2.1M+ in annual recurring revenue, and built C++ libraries that reduced development time by >80%.• At AWS (Anti-DDOS & FinTech), I architected core components in Network Firewall and performance-optimized services with Intel DPDK, enhancing mitigation capabilities.• At Microsoft Teams, I improved multi-threading and responsiveness across desktop clients used by millions globally, while mentoring engineers across product lines.• I’ve consulted independently via Eizaide Corp, migrating legacy platforms to cloud-native stacks and running AI/ML image generation workloads using RTX 4090 and AMD 7900XTX infrastructure.Technically, I specialize in distributed systems, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), low-level performance tuning, and infra scaling. Languages include C++, Python, Rust, Go, and TypeScript, with deep cloud fluency in Terraform, Kubernetes, Kafka, and Linux systems programming.I began the MSCF program at Carnegie Mellon before withdrawing to pursue hands-on engineering full-time. My background uniquely combines software architecture, financial systems, and platform thinking.Now seeking full-time roles in NYC or Jersey City, with openness to Seattle or Silicon Valley for the right offer.Let\'s connect if you\'re hiring for high-impact engineering roles in cloud infrastructure, AI/ML systems, or high-performance platforms.
Experience
Founder, CEO, Principal Software Engineer, Consultant
Jan 2020 — Present
Education
Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business
(Withdrawn) Former Candidate Master of Science, Computational Finance
2014 — 2017
Carnegie Mellon University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science
2007 — 2011
Stuyvesant High School
High School Diploma
2003 — 2007
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