Jia W
Software Engineer at Meta
London, England, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJia W is a software engineer with 13 years of experience specializing in data mining, deep learning, and recommendation systems, currently working at Meta. Their background spans top-tier tech and research roles—from building retrieval algorithms for Kuaishou and CTR prediction models at Shopee to semantic segmentation and HDMap work at SenseTime—bridging research and production. They have strong academic credentials including an MPhil and PhD work at CUHK and UIUC, and maintain a Google Scholar profile reflecting ongoing research impact. Jia's experience includes multiple Google internships focused on Photos and dynamic search ads, highlighting an ability to deliver both consumer-facing and infrastructure-scale solutions. Based in London with a track record of shipping ML-driven ranking and feature-engineering systems, they excel at turning cutting-edge research into scalable recommendation products.
12 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) Computer Engineering at Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityPhD Candidate Computer Science, PhD Candidate Computer Science at University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignThe Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
Chinese, English
Github Skills (13)
machine-learning6
caffe5
deep-learning5
pytorch4
sublime-text2
sublime2
input-method1
textmate1
linux1
textinput1
scim1
popup1
golang1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
cntswj/tprnn
Feb 2017 - Nov 2017
Contributions:36 commits, 6 pushes, 4 branches in 9 months
cntswj/clique-summary
May 2013 - Nov 2014
Contributions:48 commits in 1 year 5 months
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