Lauren Zhang
About Lauren Zhang
Lauren Zhang is a Backend Engineer currently employed at Hinge since 2022, with a background that includes multiple roles at BuzzFeed and experience as a Teaching Assistant at Columbia University.
Work at Hinge
Lauren Zhang currently serves as a Backend Engineer at Hinge, a role she has held since 2022. She works in a hybrid capacity from New York, New York. In this position, she contributes to the development and maintenance of backend systems that support the Hinge dating platform.
Previous Experience at BuzzFeed
Lauren Zhang has extensive experience at BuzzFeed, where she held multiple positions. She started as a Software Engineer Intern in 2017 for two months. She then progressed to Software Engineer from 2018 to 2019 for 11 months, followed by a two-year tenure as Software Engineer from 2019 to 2021. In her final role at BuzzFeed, she served as a Senior Software Engineer from 2021 to 2022 for one year.
Education and Expertise
Lauren Zhang earned her Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science from Barnard College, where she studied from 2014 to 2018. Prior to her college education, she attended Hershey High School from 2010 to 2012 and Harrisburg Academy from 2012 to 2014. Her academic background has equipped her with a solid foundation in computer science principles and programming.
Teaching Experience at Columbia University
Lauren Zhang worked at Columbia University in the City of New York, where she held two roles. She served as a Programming Assistant in Itsik Pe’er’s Lab at the Computational Biology Center for two months in 2016. Additionally, she was a Teaching Assistant for Advanced Programming in the Computer Science Department from 2016 to 2017 for eight months.