Lizhi Magic
Cofounder, VP Of Engineering at GridZero.ai
Palo Alto, California, United States
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Top SchoolLizhi Magic is a cofounder and VP of Engineering with 11 years of experience building large-scale ML, data, and distributed systems, currently applying generative AI to transform power grid operations. Previously at Uber she led Driver Dynamic Pricing, architecting real-time streaming engines and a foundation model for marketplace dynamics that cut costs by millions and slashed decision latency from minutes to seconds. She combines deep academic training in engineering physics and computer science with hands-on systems work—from autonomous robotics to production ML—bridging research and product delivery. Based in Palo Alto, she focuses on resilient, cost-efficient infrastructures that support billions in transactions while enabling robust scenario planning. Colleagues describe her as a cross-domain problem solver who brings both technical rigor and market-minded intuition to hard operational problems.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) Engineering Physics, Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) Engineering Physics at Tsinghua UniversityMaster of Science (M.S.) Computer Science, Master of Science (M.S.) Computer Science at University of Pennsylvania
Github Skills (4)
rails1
capistrano1
deploying1
ruby1
Github contributions (5)
snugglelamb/Gmail2Calendar
Oct 2014 - Jan 2015
Contributions:90 commits, 1 push in 3 months
snugglelamb/HomeKeeper
Nov 2014 - Jan 2015
Contributions:11 commits, 7 pushes in 2 months
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