MENGXUAN "SENIK" ZOU

DevEx & Experience Design Engineer

NYC / Prague · itsmxzou@gmail.com

stussysenik.com — dev + creative mengxuanzou.com — filmmaking mxzou.com — main

◆ SUMMARY

Polymath engineer at the convergence of software, film, music, and design. Formally trained at Cooper Union and FAMU Prague, with production experience spanning B2B product engineering, simultaneous translation across 4 languages, community radio, and EU-funded filmmaking. Building tools and experiences for 1 billion people in mind.

◆ EXPERIENCE 7 positions

  • Feb 2026 → present

    AI/ML Growth Product Design Engineer

    Attendu

    ↳ Prague, Czechia

    Shipping production-ready B2B features for high-trust coding scenarios; contributed to product reaching #1 Product of the Day on Product Hunt (Sep 2025)

    • → Rapid-building production-ready software for B2B high-trust, risk, safety and resilience coding scenarios
    • → T-shaped development spanning QA assurance and product ownership
    • → Setting leadership in the Czech market for parallel agent development and DevOps
    TypeScriptSvelteKitAI/MLDevOps
  • Sep 2024 → present

    Growth Hacker

    @WAVELENGTH RADIO

    ↳ New York, United States

    Founded and grew a global radio community platform inspired by Virgil Abloh's legacy, producing pocket-sized audio experiences

    • → Built wavelengthradio.media — a global site for radio community listeners
    • → Produced "digital Letters" — a series of pocket-sized audio experiences tunneling past, present, and future
  • Oct 2025 → Feb 2026

    Business Development Translator

    Dahua Technology

    ↳ Budapest, Hungary

    Managed bilingual communication (Chinese to Czech) for 100+ attendees at a B2B event covering AI/ML camera monitoring and chip technology advancements

    • → Facilitated smooth cross-cultural communication for B2B camera monitoring systems and AI/ML technology presentations
  • Jan 2021 → Mar 2022

    Simultaneous Translator

    RIWAY International

    ↳ Singapore

    Simultaneously translated multi-day conference events (500+ attendees) across English, Chinese, and Czech — covering medical, business, and negotiation topics

    • → Translated several multi-day conferences with 500+ attendees across EN/ZH/CZ
    • → Covered medical health, business sales, and negotiation subject matter
  • Mar 2020 → Mar 2021

    Project Program Coordinator

    Flip Makers

    ↳ Remote

    Led a remote global team of designers and developers in response to COVID-19, polishing and redesigning NGO brand identities to support the global economy

    • → Coordinated a global remote team of designers/developers during COVID-19
    • → Redesigned multiple NGO brand identities to support economic recovery
  • May 2019 → Aug 2019

    Junior Frontend Software Engineer

    Attendu

    ↳ Prague, Czechia

    Built responsive event platforms for IKEA and Vodafone using Vue.js, serving internal team-building programmes

    • → Worked with clients like IKEA and Vodafone on custom event website solutions
    • → Delivered responsive web design, Vue.js development, REST API integration, and content management
    Vue.jsREST APIPostmanCSS
  • Dec 2018 → May 2019

    Steadicam Operator & Location Scout

    IMAGE.IN / EU-funded (OPU)

    ↳ Prague, Czechia

    Contributed to a UNICEF-funded humanitarian filmmaking project teaching audio-visual skills to children from migrant backgrounds in Czechia

    • → Taught beginner filmmaking skills to children from migrant backgrounds
    • → Operated steadicam and scouted locations for EU-funded productions

◆ EDUCATION 4 schools

  • Sep 2022 → May 2025

    Engineering Technology

    The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

    ↳ New York, NY

    Dropped out junior year to self-learn advanced computer science topics — deep learning, computer vision, and systems engineering

  • Jul 2021 → Jul 2022

    AAS, Film Production & Creative Management

    Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (FAMU)

    ↳ Prague, Czechia

    Film production and creative management at one of the oldest film schools in Europe

  • Aug 2019 → May 2021

    High School Diploma, Liberal Arts

    Northfield Mount Hermon

    ↳ Gill, MA

  • Sep 2015 → Jun 2019

    High School Diploma, Liberal Arts

    Gymnázium Altis

    ↳ Prague, Czechia

◆ LANGUAGES

EN Native / Fluent
中文 ZH Native
CZ Fluent
DE Conversational

◆ TOOLS & TECHNOLOGIES

software
Unreal Engine 5Rhino 3DBlenderCinema 4DAfter EffectsDaVinci ResolveFigmaAbleton LiveTouchDesigner
language
TypeScriptPythonRustGLSL/WGSLC++
framework
Three.jsSvelteKitReactWebGPU
hardware
ArduinoRaspberry PiARRI / RED Cameras