
Shifu X.
5.0
Studied at Northeastern University
Works at Snapchat
Available Saturday at 9:00 PM UTC
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About Shifu
I am a senior engineer and career coach with 8+ years of experience in backend infrastructure, distributed systems, and cloud computing at Snap, Google and Amazon. With years of experience as an interviewer at Google, Amazon, and Snap, I has conducted lots of technical interviews (coding and system design), gaining deep insights into what top companies look for in candidates. Having completed multiple internships during college, I can also share insider strategies on excelling as an intern, making a lasting impact, and converting internships into full-time offers.
Why do I coach?
Throughout my career, I’ve seen firsthand how the right guidance can accelerate growth and open doors to top-tier opportunities. Having navigated my own journey from intern to solid Senior-Level Engineer, I’m passionate about helping others break into elite tech companies, master technical interviews, and grow into leadership roles. As a career coach, my goal is to share insider insights, provide strategic guidance, and empower engineers to achieve their career aspirations with confidence.
Work Experience
Senior Software Engineer
Snapchat
October 2024 - Present
Working on backend at Media Delivery Platform

Senior Software Engineer
November 2019 - October 2024
Multiple GCP teams: 4 years at BigQuery - High Throughput Streaming and CDC. 1 year at Cloud DataFusion.

Software development engineer 2
AWS
February 2017 - October 2019
AWS S3 Storage Placement
Software Development Engineer Intern
Amazon
May 2016 - August 2016
Amazon Fresh Merchant Platform Outstanding Intern Reward, got return offer.
Software Development Engineer Intern
BlackBerry
July 2015 - November 2015
Core Hub Messaging
Software Development Engineer Intern
Intel
September 2013 - March 2014
Tizen OS
Shifu was also given offers to work at
Meta (Facebook)
DoorDash
Moloco
Salesforce
Education
Northeastern University
Master's Degree, Computer Science
2014 - 2016
Merit Graduate Scholarship Grade: 3.9/4.0, top 5%.
Northeast Forest University
Bachelor's Degree, Information and Computing Science
2010 - 2014
National Scholarship Outstanding student Grade: 92.35/100.00 (Top 1)
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Overall Rating
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