Summary
Eric Chen is an engineer with 10 years of experience focused on machine learning for recommender systems, currently working on video recommendation modeling for Meta's Reels. He blends research-oriented work on user-centric generative recommenders with hands-on systems engineering in C, C++, and Python, and has shipped productized ML features in high-scale environments. Eric has a track record building end-to-end platforms鈥攆rom embedded GPIO fixes and GPS RTK integration to cloud-native ML tooling and LangChain-based enterprise demos鈥攄emonstrating comfort across firmware, backend, and ML stacks. He led technical operations for large-scale events at Bitcamp, designing scheduling algorithms and live attendance systems that served thousands of users. Notably, his early startup work helped secure VC funding by delivering secure LLM integrations for enterprises, showing an ability to turn research and prototypes into commercial outcomes. Based in San Francisco, he pairs academic rigor (Magna Cum Laude in Computer Engineering) with pragmatic product delivery.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering, Magna Cum Laude, Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering, Magna Cum Laude at University of Maryland
4.7, 4.7 at Montgomery Blair High School