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.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Computer Science, 3.99/4.00, Master's degree, Computer Science, 3.99/4.00 at Rice University
Bachelor's degree, Electronics and Information Engineering, 3.85/4.00, Bachelor's degree, Electronics and Information Engineering, 3.85/4.00 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