Meng Lin is a Principal Software Engineer with 13 years of experience building large-scale, user-focused AI and recommendation systems, currently driving Roblox’s homepage social recommendations for 200M+ monthly users. Previously a tech lead on Google Assistant’s media and speech teams, he designed centralized ML ranking pipelines and improved speech/intent quality across devices like Nest Hub and Google TV. He combines research-backed approaches from an M.Sc. in Computing Science with hands-on system architecture, consistently shipping features that measurably increase engagement and retention. Known for turning scattered heuristics into scalable ML-first solutions, he thrives leading cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact, production-grade AI systems.
13 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering Computer Science, Bachelor of Engineering Computer Science at University of Science and Technology of China(USTC)
Master of Science (M.Sc.) Computing Science, Master of Science (M.Sc.) Computing Science at Simon Fraser University
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