Kaifei Chen
Tech Lead Manager, Senior Software Engineer at Waymo
Mountain View, California, United States
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Top SchoolKaifei Chen is a tech lead manager and senior software engineer with 13 years of experience, currently leading engineering efforts at Waymo in Mountain View focused on autonomous driving. He combines deep academic training—a Ph.D. in Computer Science from UC Berkeley—with hands-on research internships at Microsoft and Microsoft Research Asia, bringing rigorous research methodology to production-grade systems. Kaifei has driven cross-functional teams to deliver complex perception and autonomy software that must operate safely at scale. Known for bridging research and product engineering, he mentors engineers while shaping technical roadmaps and operational practices. Based in the heart of Silicon Valley, he blends a strong theoretical background from USTC and Berkeley with practical expertise in turning cutting-edge autonomy research into deployed vehicle software. A detail not always obvious: his career path includes both academic teaching and international research collaborations, reflecting an ability to communicate complex ideas to diverse technical audiences.
13 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science at University of California, BerkeleyBachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Computer Science and Technology, Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Computer Science and Technology at University of Science and Technology of China
English, Chinese
Github Skills (43)
localization10
scanning10
slam10
robotics9
android9
internet9
ros9
software-update8
hamilton8
java8
ios8
letter7
freertos7
iot7
rtos7
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
SoftwareDefinedBuildings/BearLoc
May 2013 - Apr 2015
Contributions:256 commits in 1 year 10 months
operating-systemlocalizationoperatingboss
SoftwareDefinedBuildings/SnapLink
Apr 2015 - Dec 2017
Contributions:711 commits, 7 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 8 months
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