# Jerry Zhang

> Jerry Zhang, also known as Jiwei Zhang (张纪伟), is the founder, president and CEO of Shinetech Software. A Beijing Institute of Technology graduate and former Internet Weekly editor, he founded the business in Beijing in 2001. His public writing and talks focus on programmer autonomy, customer understanding, transparent service relationships and the value of experience.

- **Role:** Founder, President and CEO at Shinetech Software Inc.
- **Organizations:** Shinetech Software Inc., Beijing Shinetech Software (北京盛安德科技发展有限公司), Internet Weekly, East Changwei Company
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in Science, Beijing Institute of Technology
- **Known for:** Founded Shinetech in 2001 and remains listed as its founder, president and CEO., Co-authored a 2012 Communications of the Association for Information Systems paper on IT innovation in China., Brought public attention to experienced programmers through Shinetech’s 35-plus recruitment campaign.

## Career timeline

- **1995** — Graduated from Beijing Institute of Technology with a bachelor’s degree in Science.
- **Before 2001** — Held a technical director role at East Changwei Company, followed by a chief editor role with internal management responsibilities at Internet Weekly; exact employment dates are unverified.
- **2001** — Founded Shinetech in Beijing.
- **circa 2006** — Recalled encountering Agile through a British client’s unsuccessful development project.
- **2011** — Company biography dates his commitment to leading Shinetech as an Agile enterprise to this year.
- **2012** — Co-authored IT Innovation in China: Industry and Business Capabilities, reporting on a 2011 ICIS panel.
- **2021-12** — Shinetech launched a recruitment campaign specifically for programmers aged 35 and over.
- **2024-10** — Spoke to students at Southwest Jiaotong University about knowledge work, creativity and identifying problems.
- **2025-02** — Spoke at the 18th China Retailers Convention in Guangzhou about AI and organizational change.
- **2025** — Appeared on the China Scrum conference program with a talk on Shinetech’s management practices.
- **2026-10** — Discussed AI and engineers’ future roles at the fourth Remote Developers Summit in Beijing on October 17.

## Achievements

- Founded Shinetech in 2001 and remains listed as its founder, president and CEO.
- Co-authored a 2012 Communications of the Association for Information Systems paper on IT innovation in China.
- Brought public attention to experienced programmers through Shinetech’s 35-plus recruitment campaign.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — At the October 17 Remote Developers Summit in Beijing, Zhang argued that AI would change coding roles and that engineers could help businesses across industries improve their operations.
- **2026-08** — Published Founder’s Notes on transparency (August 3) and long customer relationships (August 4).

## Links

- Website: https://www.shinetechsoftware.com/

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Last updated: 2026-10-23