Ronghao(ron) Zhang
About Ronghao(ron) Zhang
Ronghao (Ron) Zhang is a Software Development Engineer II at Expedia Group with a background in software engineering and experience in various technologies and frameworks.
Title and Current Role
Ronghao (Ron) Zhang currently holds the position of Software Development Engineer II at Expedia Group. He began his tenure at the company in 2021. In this role, he is responsible for contributing to the development and maintenance of software products and services.
Previous Experience at Nokia
Prior to joining Expedia Group, Ron Zhang worked at Nokia in various capacities. From 2020 to 2021, he was a Software Engineer based in Austin, TX. Before that, he served as a Backend Co-op Developer in the Ideation Team from 2019 to 2020 for five months. Earlier still, he worked as a Software Development Co-op in the Digital Experience Labs from 2018 to 2019 for eleven months. These roles involved working on diverse software development projects and gaining valuable industry experience.
Early Career Roles
Ron Zhang's early career includes a position as a ReactJS Software Developer at BP in 2018, where he worked for ten months in Austin, Texas. Additionally, he had a short stint as an Event Photographer at SXSW for one month in 2018. He also spent eight months as an Engineering Physics Tutor at The University of Texas at Austin, located on Jester 2nd Floor, and served as the Director Assistant of the Publicity Department at the Chinese Students and Scholars Association at UT Austin from 2015 to 2017.
Educational Background
Ron Zhang studied at the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, where he pursued a degree in Computer Software Engineering and obtained a qualification in Electrical and Computational Engineering from 2015 to 2019. Additionally, he earned a certificate in Elements of Computing from the same institution between 2015 and 2017.
Technical Skills and Expertise
Ron Zhang has substantial industry experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes. He is proficient in using Software as a Service (SaaS) platforms like Google Cloud Platform and Amazon Web Services. His expertise includes working with frameworks such as Django and Spring, which are integral to backend development and enterprise-level applications.