Summary
Hui Yang is a Staff Machine Learning Engineer in Seattle with 11 years of experience building large-scale ML and language-modeling systems across top tech companies including Pinterest, Amazon, Netflix, and Meta. With a PhD in Neuroscience and an MS in Computer Science from USC, she bridges rigorous research instincts with production engineering—shaping ads foundations, recommendation/search algorithms, and next-generation LLM platforms. She has led both hands-on engineering and manager-level efforts to move research into robust, scalable products, particularly around language and recommendation systems. An optimist who believes technology improves humanity, she combines scientific curiosity with a track record of delivering complex ML infrastructure at scale.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Neuroscience, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Neuroscience at University of Southern California
BS Life science (computer science for 1st year), BS Life science (computer science for 1st year) at Peking University
Chinese, English