Robinhood Crypto · Toronto, Canada
Tianyi Zhang
Backend & Infrastructure Engineer
Technical lead and domain owner for crypto custody infrastructure. I work on transfers, settlement, staking, and international expansion.
Selected impact & platform scale
20+ min → ~1 minP50 withdrawal latency improved
$10B+Assets under custody supported
1M+Custodied wallets supported
40+Blockchain networks supported
Experience
Backend · Infrastructure · Crypto / Fintech
Software Engineer
Custody technical lead
Dec 2021 — present
Software Engineer
Backend & data infrastructure
Mar 2020 — Dec 2021
Software Engineer Intern
Smart contract security & formal verification
May — Aug 2018
Technical skills
- Backend & data
- Python · Flask · Kafka · PostgreSQL · Elasticsearch · Airflow
- Infrastructure
- AWS · Grafana · Prometheus · Distributed systems · Async workflows
- Domain
- Custody · Transfers · Settlement · Staking · Vendor integration · Reconciliation
Education
2023University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Master of Computer Science
2019Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
BSc in Computer Science