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Mei Zhang

Senior .NET Developer at Microsoft

Summary

Experience

Senior .NET DeveloperMicrosoft
Redmond, WAMar 2021Present
  • Led the migration of a critical legacy ASP.NET application to .NET 6, reducing operational costs by 15% and improving performance by 25%.
  • Designed and implemented microservices using C# and .NET Core hosted on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), processing over 10 million transactions daily.
  • Optimized database queries and ORM usage across key services, resulting in a 30% reduction in average API response times.
  • Mentored a team of 3 junior developers on best practices for clean code, unit testing, and CI/CD pipelines, enhancing team productivity by 20%.
Software Engineer, .NETExpedia Group
Seattle, WAJul 2017Feb 2021
  • Developed and maintained core backend services for a travel booking platform using C#, ASP.NET MVC, and Web API, supporting over 500,000 daily active users.
  • Integrated critical third-party APIs for payment processing and hotel inventory, increasing platform functionality and customer conversion rates by 10%.
  • Contributed to a major refactoring initiative, improving code maintainability and reducing technical debt by an estimated 25%.
  • Participated in daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and code reviews within an Agile/Scrum environment, consistently delivering features ahead of schedule.

Projects

.NET Core Microservices Template
Jan 2023Present
  • Developed a standardized boilerplate for .NET Core microservices, including Docker support, health checks, and a consistent API structure.
  • Aimed to accelerate new service development by 30% and enforce architectural consistency across projects.
  • Implemented OpenAPI/Swagger documentation for auto-generated API clients and improved developer experience.
Azure Serverless Image Processor
May 2022Sep 2022
  • Engineered an Azure Function-based solution to automatically resize and watermark images uploaded to Azure Blob Storage.
  • Achieved a 95% reduction in compute costs compared to traditional VM-based processing for fluctuating workloads.
  • Integrated with Azure Event Grid and Blob Storage triggers for fully automated and scalable image handling.

Education

University of WashingtonBachelor of Science in Computer Science
Seattle, WASep 2013Jun 2017
  • Graduated Magna Cum Laude with a GPA of 3.8/4.0
  • Consistently recognized on the Dean's List for academic excellence
  • Developed a full-stack web application for a local non-profit as part of senior capstone project

Skills

Programming Languages
C#SQLJavaScriptPython
Frameworks & Technologies
.NET CoreASP.NET (MVC, Web API)Entity Framework CoreLINQRESTful APIsMicroservicesAzure Functions
Cloud Platforms
Microsoft Azure (App Services, SQL Database, Cosmos DB, AKS, Azure DevOps)AWS (S3, EC2 - basic)
Databases
SQL ServerPostgreSQLAzure Cosmos DBRedis
Tools & Methodologies
GitAzure DevOpsJiraAgile/ScrumUnit Testing (xUnit, NUnit)CI/CDDocker