Lei Zhang is a seasoned software engineer with extensive experience in leading technology initiatives across various companies. Currently serving as a Staff Software Engineer at Drivemode since June 2025, Zhang previously held a similar role at Verily and a Principal Software Engineer position at PayPal, focusing on unifying API integrations. At Google, from December 2010 to June 2021, Zhang managed infrastructure as a tech lead for Dialogflow while contributing to software development for photo indexing. Earlier experience includes a Staff Software Engineer role at Makara Inc., where work involved creating a general-purpose PaaS for web app developers, alongside projects in distributed systems and workflow automation. Academic qualifications include a Master’s Degree in Computer Science from The Johns Hopkins University and a Master’s Degree in Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
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