Hi, I’m Boren Zang, a software engineer passionate about building scalable, reliable, high-performance software. I specialize in JavaScript, Kotlin, Java, and Go, with hands-on experience across distributed systems, SaaS architecture, and backend API development. I thrive in collaborative, Agile teams and love turning complex problems into clean, maintainable code. I’m motivated by delivering value to users and continuously improving platform reliability and developer productivity.

Hi, I’m Boren Zang, a software engineer passionate about building scalable, reliable, high-performance software. I specialize in JavaScript, Kotlin, Java, and Go, with hands-on experience across distributed systems, SaaS architecture, and backend API development. I thrive in collaborative, Agile teams and love turning complex problems into clean, maintainable code. I’m motivated by delivering value to users and continuously improving platform reliability and developer productivity.

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Hi, I’m Boren Zang, a software engineer passionate about building scalable, reliable, high-performance software. I specialize in JavaScript, Kotlin, Java, and Go, with hands-on experience across distributed systems, SaaS architecture, and backend API development.

I thrive in collaborative, Agile teams and love turning complex problems into clean, maintainable code. I’m motivated by delivering value to users and continuously improving platform reliability and developer productivity.

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Language

English
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Work Experience

Software Engineer at EZ Routing
June 1, 2024 - Present
Designed and delivered a scalable SaaS-based school transportation routing and management system serving 500+ public school districts across North America, using Aurelia and Vue3.js (frontend) and Express.js (backend) to support thousands of daily route updates and scheduling operations.
Graduate Research Assistant at University of Waterloo
May 1, 2024 - October 12, 2025
Streamlined an Android GUI testing tool with a gRPC and Protocol Buffers-based distributed system, achieving 10% faster peak code coverage and boosting efficiency. Enhanced static analysis with a Java/Kotlin parser for ARSC files to improve accuracy and performance.
Software Engineer Intern at CodeRect, Inc.
December 1, 2020 - October 12, 2025
Led implementation of a multi-scan feature in a Go-based analytical software for C/C++ and Fortran programs, improving data race detection and reducing analysis time. Built Dockerfiles for deployment on AWS and simplified the setup for running environments. Improved Linux/Ubuntu compatibility and cross-system data race detection.
Software Engineer Intern at SAP
August 1, 2019 - October 12, 2025
Enhanced backend data-transfer efficiency of microservices by optimizing Spring Boot REST APIs and Tomcat configurations, reducing HTTP response size by 90%+. Built a Spring Boot backend prototype integrated with SAP services to demonstrate enterprise-grade tracking capabilities to clients. Validated REST endpoints via JavaScript/jQuery API testing to ensure reliability.

Education

Master of Science (M.S.) at University of Waterloo
September 1, 2021 - May 1, 2024
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) at Texas A&M University College Station
August 1, 2017 - May 1, 2021

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Education, Professional Services