Dillon Zhang
Software Engineer, Puzzle Enthusiast, Home Cook
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Dropbox
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Summer 2020 - Current
Software Engineer
  • Designed deterministic randomized testing for File Provider Sync Engine
  • Automated and parallelized tests for continous integration pipeline
  • Implemented mitigated placeholder experience when kernel extensions were deprecated in macOS 12.3
2.009 Presentation Website
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Fall 2020, 2021, 2022
009move.com
  • Created ticket reservation
  • Students could allocate tickets for friends and family
  • Staff could reserve tickets for VIPs, administrations, and friends of the class
  • Interested viewers could apply via lottery system that would randomly draw winners
The VERS Project
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Summer 2020 - Winter 2021
Technical Director
  • Created virtual escape room experience
  • Implemented browser based virtual desktop for player interactions
  • Automated game interactions and script for actors
  • Won Best Social Gaming Experience Webby in 2022
PlayFromHome
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Summer 2020
playfromhome.us
  • Created online multiplayer party games
  • Spectrum: See how well you know each other by guessing where your choices lie on the spectrum
  • Letters: Test your typing abilities as you race your friends to see who can figure out the phrase first
MIT
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Fall 2016 - Spring 2020

Graduated with 4.7/5 GPA

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

Minor in Theater Arts

Relevant Courses

  • 6.170 Software Studio
  • 6.831 UIUX
  • 6.837 Computer Graphics
  • 6.894 Data Visualization
2.00b Playsentations Website
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Spring 2020
playsentations.com
  • Created interactive livestream website
  • Viewers could react, see comments over the video, ask questions
  • Staff could adjust website themes to match the current presentation
  • Added collaborative popcorn machine where players could eat popcorn kernels
Dropbox
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Summer 2019
Software Engineering Intern
  • Designed Protobuf format for communication between Dropbox sync engines and servers
  • Implemented Remote Commands to allow developers to remotely debug Dropbox's clients
  • Created auto-throttler for network traffic
GoDaddy
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Summer 2018
Software Engineering Intern
  • Automated analysis of experiment for future personalizations
  • Implemented circuit breakers to prevent cascading failures in our system
  • Created dashboard for visualizing datastreams in Kubernetes clusters
  • Acted as Scrum Lead, led agile prioritization, grooming, and retros
Boxaroo
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Summer 2017
Software Engineering Intern
  • Automated puzzle using Arduinos to verify completion and assist in reset
  • Designed JSON format to encode a room's progression
  • Designed protocol for communicating between Express server and Arduinos
  • Fabricated physical props and set pieces for the escape room
Morgan Stanley
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Summer 2016
Software Engineering Intern
  • Standardized third party applications to match the firm's branding
  • Automated management of active database connections
  • Designed REST service to generate JSON Web Tokens to serve as API keys
Stuyvesant High School
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Fall 2012 - Spring 2016

Graduated with a 96.14/100 GPA

Relevant Courses

  • Intro to Computer Science
  • AP Computer Science
  • Software Development
  • Computer Graphics
  • Systems Engineering