Haoyang Chen is a Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer with 11 years of experience building production ML systems, currently leading initiatives at Meta after a multi-year tenure driving semantic search and generative ranking for UberEats. He blends deep engineering rigor with applied research, shipping large-scale search and recommendation models that bridge academic training from Columbia, Georgia Tech, and National Taiwan University with real-world product impact. Known for steering cross-functional teams, he focuses on scalable architectures and inference efficiency that directly improve user relevance and business metrics. Based in Cupertino, he brings a practical, systems-first approach to ML that emphasizes measurable outcomes and robust deployment.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Master's degree at National Taiwan University
Master's degree, Master's degree at Georgia Institute of Technology
Master's degree, Master's degree at Columbia University
Bachelor's degree, Bachelor's degree at Zhejiang University
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Haoyang Chen - Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer at Meta