Summary
Andrew Yu is a product-first founder and engineering leader with 11 years of experience building and advising early-stage startups, specializing in product-led growth and recommendation AI. He led Recommendation AI and discovery efforts at LinkedIn, drove learning-ML products at Cerego, and has hands-on full-stack engineering roots from enterprise automation to integrations. Based in New York, he blends emotional intelligence with analytical rigor to coach and cultivate the next generation of product thinkers through teaching and community leadership at On Deck and Product School. His work spans strategy, experimentation, and shipping measurable product outcomes across web and mobile platforms, and he’s comfortable moving between code, metrics, and customer conversations. Notably, he has led high-stakes, time-sensitive product initiatives for the 59th Presidential Inaugural Committee, demonstrating calm execution under pressure.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Instructor, Instructor at Product School
University of Virginia
Data Science Immersive, Data Science Immersive at General Assembly
Coach / Instructor, Coach / Instructor at UC Berkeley Extension
iOS/Swift Development, iOS/Swift Development at CodePath
English, Korean, French