Kaihua Sun
Senior Software Engineer at Instacart
Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolKaihua Sun is a Senior Software Engineer with a decade of experience building production-grade systems across machine learning, computer vision, and compilers. Currently at Instacart after roles at Ecopia AI and ICICI Bank, Kaihua designs scalable pipelines that extract geospatial insights from satellite imagery and applies ML models to improve financial products. Earlier work on C/C++ compiler features at Huawei and full‑stack roles give him a rare combination of low-level performance tuning and high-level ML system design. He holds an MSc in Applied Computing and an Honours BSc with high distinction from the University of Toronto, and is known for quickly turning research-grade models into robust, deployable services. A detail that sets him apart is his track record of moving between domains—banking, mapping, and compilers—while keeping a focus on optimization and practical impact.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Honours Bachelor of Science with High Distinction - Coop Program, Computer Science, Honours Bachelor of Science with High Distinction - Coop Program, Computer Science at University of Toronto ScarboroughMaster of Science in Applied Computing, Computer Science, Master of Science in Applied Computing, Computer Science at University of Toronto
Chinese, English
Github Skills (10)
firmware9
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manjaro1
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Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
96boards-hikey/linux
Dec 2015 - Aug 2017
Linux kernel source tree for HiKey, HiKey960 and HiKey970
Contributions:42 commits in 1 year 8 months
kernelhikey960kernel-sourcelinuxlinux-kernel
showliu/linux
Nov 2015 - Jan 2016
Contributions:11 commits in 2 months
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