En Zhou (Nathan)

I am a Senior Software Engineer with over a decade of experience bridging the gap between high-performance computing and scalable enterprise architecture. Currently specializing in building highly available distributed systems, microservices, and complex Temporal workflows using Golang and Python.

My background includes a strong foundation in computational physics and GPU acceleration (CUDA), which drives my passion for system optimization, web scraping infrastructure, and cloud native applications (GCP/AWS). I thrive on solving complex technical bottlenecks and building resilient platform infrastructure.

Vendasta — Software Developer

• Collaborated in cross-functional teams of 3–5 to develop and maintain high-availability Temporal workflows, ensuring reliable listing and review data delivery.

• Managed and optimized large-scale web scraping infrastructure, implementing proxy systems, rules engines, databases, and GCP deployment.

• Built microservice API endpoints using Go, Python, and gRPC for core platform components like Reputation Management, Customer Voice, and Listing Sync Pro.

SPAN Digital Innovation — Senior Software Engineer

• Designed and implemented secure, scalable, stateless services adhering to REST principles in cloud-native environments.

• Project A: Built a Python 3 and Django backend to extract, clean, and group TestRail API data into PostgreSQL, generating database views for Tableau. Managed deployments via Nomad and Consul.

• Project C: Designed an ETL data pipeline utilizing Apache Airflow, Django, and MongoDB, exposing RESTful endpoints via djangorest_framework.

OpenDNA — Software Engineer

• Developed and enhanced a Flask-based platform utilizing Async Python.

• Maintained cloud infrastructure across AWS services including DynamoDB, EC2, S3, and RDS for continuous releases.

Vision OSS (VOSS) — Software Engineer

• Managed full end-to-end SDLC for Django-based backends with MongoDB data layers.

• Developed sophisticated automated continuous integration (CI) environments and provided expert-level technical client consultations.

• PhD (Incomplete) in Mechanical Engineering — University of Cape Town (2009–2014). Research focused on GPU Accelerated Strategies for Semi-Implicit Free Surface Modelling, achieving an 18x performance boost on Nvidia GPUs using CUDA, GMRES, and Conjugate Gradient solvers.

• MSc in Computational Physics and Material Science — University of the Western Cape (2008–2009). Thesis on 3D simulation of heat transfer in Hot-Wire CVD systems using FLUENT solvers.

• BSc (Honours) & BSc in Computational/Physical Sciences — University of the Western Cape (2003–2007).