Summary
Kan Wu is a seasoned software engineer with a decade of experience building growth-oriented systems and deployment tooling, currently working as a Member of Technical Staff at OpenAI focused on AGI deployment. He brings deep backend and systems expertise from roles at CloudKitchens and Uber where he shipped operational software for high-scale consumer and enterprise products, and has earlier experience across mobile, AR, and research teams at Google, Microsoft Research Asia, and startups. Proficient in Python, Go, and Node.js, he blends product-driven thinking with hands-on implementation across infrastructure, APIs, and real-time systems. Based in San Francisco with an MS in Computer Science from Dartmouth, he combines growth engineering instincts with a strong track record of shipping production code in complex, cross-functional environments. An uncommon detail: his background spans both sales/product engineering and core platform work, enabling him to bridge customer needs with scalable technical solutions.
10 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Banchelor of Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Banchelor of Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering at Beihang University
Master of Science, Computer Science, Master of Science, Computer Science at Dartmouth College
English, Chinese