Menglong TAN
Head Of Growth Algo Team at ByteDance
Haidian District, Beijing, China
Summary
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Top SchoolMenglong TAN is a seasoned algorithms and growth leader with 14 years building data-driven systems for search, advertising, and user growth across top Chinese tech firms. Currently Head of Growth Algo Team at ByteDance, he leads a mid-sized team designing ML-driven components that scale across Toutiao, Douyin, TikTok and other core products. His career blends deep applied algorithm work—CTR prediction, re-ranking, structured data extraction—with hands-on platform engineering for high-availability business systems like CRM, call centers and task schedulers. Previously a technical director at leading marketplaces and ad platforms (Zhuanzhuan, RenRenChe, Taobao, Baidu), he’s delivered both product-facing recommendation/relevance features and robust backend infrastructures. Known for making everything data-driven, he brings rare cross-domain experience turning research-grade models into production growth engines. Based in Haidian, Beijing, he pairs strategic team leadership with practical engineering fluency in large-scale, time-sensitive systems.
14 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
BS Software Engineering, BS Software Engineering at Wuhan University
English, Chinese
Github Skills (31)
apache-spark10
spark10
python10
r10
data-mining10
big-data10
jdbc10
java10
scala10
sql10
spark-streaming9
machine-learning9
workflow-engine9
forum7
tabulate6
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
crackcell/hpipe
Jan 2014 - Nov 2015
Workflow engine for various computing systems.
Contributions:345 commits, 5 PRs, 190 pushes in 1 year 9 months
workflow-enginemachine-learningdata-mining
crackcell/gotp
Sep 2014 - Oct 2014
Contributions:48 commits in 1 month
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