Hoyt Koepke
Back End Developer at Hugging Face
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolHoyt Koepke is a Back End Developer with 17 years of experience building scalable systems at the intersection of machine learning and data infrastructure. After a research-driven spell as a Research Scientist at Apple, he moved into engineering roles at XetHub and today brings XetHub’s data management scaling to Hugging Face Pipelines. He holds a Ph.D. in Statistics from the University of Washington and an M.S. in Computer Science from UBC, pairing deep statistical rigor with practical software engineering. Known for translating cutting-edge ML research into production-ready services, he thrives on solving hard scalability challenges for developer-facing ML platforms. Based in Seattle, he blends academic depth and industry experience to make complex data workflows reliable and performant.
17 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Statistics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Statistics at University of WashingtonMaster’s Degree Computer Science, Master’s Degree Computer Science at The University of British ColumbiaBachelor’s Degree Physics, Bachelor’s Degree Physics at University of Colorado Boulder
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Github Skills (73)
notebook10
python10
ipython10
deep-learning10
tabular10
model-conversion10
coremltools10
validation10
multiclass-classification10
jupyter10
sframe10
igraph10
editing10
pytorch10
machine-learning-models10
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
hoytak/pycpx
Sep 2011 - Dec 2012
Contributions:22 commits, 1 PR, 1 push in 1 year 4 months
pythoncplexnumpyoptimizationmachine-learning
huggingface/xet-core
Jan 2025 - Apr 2025
xet client tech, used in huggingface_hub
Contributions:59 reviews, 48 PRs, 107 pushes in 2 months
huggingface-hubruststoragexet
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