Ying Zhang

Ying Zhang is a Senior Engineering Manager at Meta (formerly Facebook) with extensive experience in tech leadership and network infrastructure.1 She joined Meta in January 2022 and leads a team developing software systems and data analytics for network planning decisions.1

Career Highlights

• Current Role: Senior Engineering Manager at Meta since January 20221
• Previous Roles:
  • Senior Engineering Manager at Facebook (October 2018 - January 2022)1
  • Senior Staff Software Engineer at Facebook (March 2017 - January 2022)1
  • Research Manager and Senior Research Scientist at Hewlett Packard Enterprise (December 2014 - March 2017)1
  • Researcher at Ericsson (August 2009 - December 2014)1

Education

• Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Michigan (2004-2009)1
• Master's Degree in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Michigan (2004-2006)1
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science from Peking University (2000-2004)1

Achievements

• Granted more than 30 patents throughout her career2
• Recognized as one of the "N²Women: Rising Stars in Networking and Communications" in August 20171

Ying Zhang has a strong background in network infrastructure, SDN (Software-Defined Networking), and data center technologies. She has been actively involved in developing cutting-edge solutions for large-scale networking challenges throughout her career.13