Chapter I

The Introduction

Hello there!

My name is Shimin Zhang, a software engineer based in the Greater Seattle Area.

I build web applications and AI products that solve real-world problems. I craft software that ships, scales, and survives the engineers who come after me.

Chapter II

The Work

I have been building software professionally since 2012. My code has been put to use across institutions and industries:

Ship Beautiful, intuitive, and accessible UI serving tens of millions of customers at Charter Communications.
Build Variance AI Explanation, one of FloQast’s first AI Products, from prototype to production.
Teach MBA students the importance of Minimum Viable Products at Harvard Business School.
Train Social Workers how to effectively use Motivational Interviewing techniques at Center for Social Innovation.
Automate Customer order processing and internet deployment at Lumen Technologies (formerly CenturyLink).
Visualize The strategic choices available to marketers for their brands at Big Picture Partners.
Control The arm configuration of Golem Krang at Georgia Institute of Technology.

Front-End React.js, TypeScript, Tailwind, HTML + CSS

Back-End Node.js, Express.js, Ruby on Rails, Git

Database MongoDB, PostgreSQL

AI & ML Python, AWS SageMaker, LLM integrations

Cloud Platforms AWS (Certified Cloud Practitioner and Machine Learning Specialist)

Chapter III

The Author

Grew up in New York City, I lived in San Francisco for work and Atlanta for graduate school before settling down on the Kitsap Peninsula.

I blog about programming, entrepreneurship, and machine learning. I also co-host Artificial Developer Intelligence, a weekly podcast about AI-enabled software development.

You can find some of my academic publications here, and a copy of my resume here.

Offline, I am usually running with Meg the Border Collie on the Kitsap Peninsula or playing fetch with Romulus the Aussie.

Chapter IV

The Plates

A selection of projects I have built from scratch or substantially improved as part of a team.

Kata Club application screenshot — Kata Club View

Harvard Food Truck Simulation screenshot — Harvard Business School: Food Truck Simulation View

Freelance Parlance screenshot — Freelance Parlance View

Motivational Interviewing simulation screenshot — Center for Social Innovation: Motivational Interviewing View

NMF Patent Data Visualization screenshot — NMF Patent Data Visualization View

Big Picture Partners simulation screenshot — Big Picture Partners: Value Proposition Simulation View

You can reach me at zhang@shimin.io