Kaiwen Zhang
About Kaiwen Zhang
Kaiwen Zhang is a Senior Software Engineer at Carta, where he leads the VC Orchestration vertical and promotes an open engineering culture. He has previously worked at Credit Karma and Fast, focusing on software engineering and team leadership in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Work at Carta
Kaiwen Zhang currently holds the position of Senior Software Engineer at Carta, where he has been employed since 2022. In this role, he serves as the Tech Lead for the VC Orchestration vertical, focusing on automating domain-specific processes into a unified pipeline. He fosters an open engineering culture by leading recurring technical discussions centered on performance optimizations and developer tooling. His leadership emphasizes improving engineering processes and delivering incremental results efficiently.
Previous Experience at Credit Karma
Prior to his current role, Kaiwen Zhang worked at Credit Karma as a Software Engineer from 2019 to 2020, and earlier in 2019 for a total of 1 year and 6 months. During his tenure, he contributed to various mobile engineering projects. He gained experience in the San Francisco Bay Area, focusing on enhancing user experiences through software development.
Experience at Fast
Kaiwen Zhang served as a Senior Software Engineer at Fast from 2020 to 2021 for 6 months, and later as Engineering Team Lead from 2021 to 2022 for 1 year. In these roles, he led an agile team, concentrating on maximizing productivity and improving coordination between product and design teams. His work contributed to the development of efficient engineering practices within the organization.
Education and Expertise
Kaiwen Zhang studied at Simon Fraser University, where he achieved two degrees: a Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) in Computer Science and a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Information Technology, both starting in 2008. His educational background provides a strong foundation in both technical and business aspects of software engineering.
Background in Software Engineering
Before his roles at Credit Karma and Fast, Kaiwen Zhang worked at nano3labs as a Software Engineer from 2018 to 2019 for 9 months in the Vancouver, Canada Area. His diverse experience across various companies and roles has equipped him with a broad skill set in software development and engineering leadership.