Summary
Chen Zeng is a Staff Software Engineer at Google with 11 years of experience building ML-driven recommendation and monetization systems for Google Play. He combines strong foundations in Python, C++, and Java with a Master's in Computer Science from Rice University to design and ship large-scale content recommendation, LM-powered recsys, and offer optimization features. At Google he progressed from intern to staff, owning cross-cutting projects like home-page app recommendation, feature store development, and promotion/billing platforms. Based in Mountain View, he blends research-minded rigor—rooted in earlier academic work on ESD-induced soft errors—with product-focused execution, enabling measurable growth and engagement improvements. Notably, his career emphasizes applied ML in production recommender systems rather than solely model research.
12 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree Computer Science, Master's degree Computer Science at Rice University
Bachelor's degree Electronics and Information Engineering, Bachelor's degree Electronics and Information Engineering at Huazhong University of Science and Technology
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at NO.1 Middle School Affiliated to Central China Normal University
Chinese, English