Summary
Jay Hung is a product-focused engineering leader with 13 years of experience scaling SaaS and consumer platforms and currently serving as VP of Engineering at Aware Health, where he’s driving the company’s transition to an AI-first provider for MSK and mental health care. He’s built and led engineering and data teams at music and media tech companies—shipping generative AI tooling, analytics platforms, and high-throughput consumer sites that supported tens of millions of users. Jay has repeatedly overseen acquisitions and turnarounds, from founding startups like Bevvy to senior roles at ACTIVE and Dubset that modernized legacy systems and unlocked new revenue models. He blends hands-on technical depth (UCLA CS&E, Stanford ML certification) with product ownership, focusing on measurable outcomes like reduced imaging and faster patient recovery at scale. A pragmatic builder and advisor in the Bay Area, he also contributes mentorship and strategic guidance to startups and nonprofits. Notably, his career threads advanced AI-driven data products through both entertainment and healthcare verticals, demonstrating a knack for translating domain complexity into practical ML-powered features.
13 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
University of California, Los Angeles
Certification Machine Learning, Certification Machine Learning at Stanford University
English, Chinese, Spanish