Freddie Feng is a Principal Software Engineer based in Palo Alto with 14 years of experience building high-performance systems for AI, HPC, and data analytics. Currently leading a team at SambaNova Systems, he has progressed through engineering roles there since 2020 and combines hands-on implementation with technical leadership. His background spans industry leaders and startups—from internships at Google and Facebook to building real-time streaming and analytics platforms using Spark, Storm, Hadoop, and Mesos. Academically strong, he holds advanced degrees from Carnegie Mellon and the University of Waterloo and has research experience in NUMA-aware in-memory data structures. Known for prototyping early features (including a pre-release Spark streaming interface) and shipping production-grade infrastructure, he blends deep systems knowledge with a knack for turning research ideas into deployable technology.
14 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University
Master of Math in Computer Science Computer Science, Master of Math in Computer Science Computer Science at University of Waterloo
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Freddie Feng - Principal Software Engineer at SambaNova Systems