Jiayi Liu is an engineering manager at Meta with 11 years of experience bridging applied AI research and production engineering across major tech and research organizations. With a Ph.D. in Physics from LMU Munich and a background spanning Meta, Kwai, LG, and Bosch, Jiayi has moved from hands-on research scientist roles into technical leadership, specializing in AI systems and scaling research into product. Based in Palo Alto, they combine deep theoretical training in physics and astronomy with practical data science fellowship experience to solve complex modeling and infrastructure problems. Notably, Jiayi has worked with Facebook Research–adjacent teams, indicating sustained contributions at the intersection of cutting-edge ML research and large-scale product deployment. Colleagues describe them as a pragmatic technical lead who mentors engineers while driving cross-functional alignment to deliver measurable impact.
11 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Physics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Physics at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Exchange student, Exchange student at University of Chicago
B.Sc Physics, B.Sc Physics at Peking University
Fellow Data Science, Fellow Data Science at NYC Data Science Academy
Master Astronomy, Master Astronomy at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
High school, High school at The high school affiliated to Renmin University of China
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