Yongrong Hou

Engineering Lead at Slide

China

Current
  • Engineering Lead at Slide
  • Founder at Marsbug
Past
  • Chief Editor at solidot.org
  • Intern at IBM
Education
  • Fudan University
Connections
54 connections
Industry
Computer Software
Websites

Yongrong Hou’s Summary

Enjoys hacking dynamic languages including Python and Groovy. Experienced with rapid web frameworks including Django and Grails, Javascript/AJAX including JQuery and Prototype, and cloud computing services including Google App Engine, Amazon Web Services. Very curious about various web APIs and building interesting mashup projects with them. Passionate open source software participant and contributor.

Experienced with Java development including Eclipse plugins and RCP development.

Passionate web geek. Used to be chief editor of solidot.org which is the Chinese counterpart of slashdot.
Experienced with Ubuntu/Debian Linux, Mac OS X
Project manager experienced and interested in agile development.

If I got hit by a bus tomorrow, I wish I could consider my life well spent by having created something really useful to the people.

Yongrong Hou’s Specialties:

Python and Django
Google App Engine
Amazon Web Services
Nginx
MySQL
Java, Groovy and Grails
Javascript (JQuery, Prototype)
Linux (Ubuntu, Debian, Redhat)
Mac OS X, Objective-C, iPhone SDK development
Eclipse plugins and RCP development, agile development
Facebook app development


Yongrong Hou’s Experience

  • Engineering Lead

    Slide

    (Privately Held; Internet industry)

    June 2009Present (2 months)

  • Founder

    Marsbug

    (Internet industry)

    March 2008Present (1 year 5 months)

    Innovative web development and consulting, specializing in agile development with Python/Django and Google App Engine.

  • Senior UI Engineer

    SuccessFactors

    (Public Company; SFSF; Computer Software industry)

    April 2009June 2009 (3 months)

  • Staff Software Engineer

    IBM

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IBM; Computer Software industry)

    April 2007February 2008 (11 months)

    Technical lead
    Project manager

  • Software Engineer

    IBM

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IBM; Computer Software industry)

    July 2004March 2007 (2 years 9 months)

  • Chief Editor

    solidot.org

    (Privately Held; Internet industry)

    February 2006May 2006 (4 months)

    Editor/Chief Editor at solidot.org (slashdotcn.org), a slashdot-style Chinese geek news site.

  • Intern

    IBM

    (Public Company; Computer Software industry)

    February 2004July 2004 (6 months)


Yongrong Hou’s Education

  • Fudan University

    Bachelor of Science , Computer Science , 20002004


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Yongrong Hou’s Interests:

cars, racing, snowboarding, skateboarding, movies

Yongrong Hou’s Groups:

  •    Grails User Group
  •    Connected Shanghai

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