Summary
Qiyi Shan is a Co-Founder and CTO with 11 years of hands-on experience building full-stack systems and ML-driven products, currently leading Thinkverse to deliver AI teaching assistants for math teachers. He previously architected client-side monetization frameworks at TikTok and developed large-scale ML dataset reliability tooling and privacy-focused ads features at Google. Fluent in Python, Kotlin, TypeScript, Swift and several other languages, he blends production-grade engineering with machine learning research practice. His background spans fast-moving consumer ad platforms and academic deep-learning projects, including a high-performance facial landmark detector and open-sourced dataset tooling used internally at Google. Based in Boston, he pairs startup grit with experience from two of the largest tech companies, uniquely positioning him to operationalize ML features end-to-end. Notably, he moves comfortably between low-level client frameworks and statistical reliability metrics, a combination that drives robust, measurable product outcomes.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Hangzhou Foreign Languages School
Master of Science - MS Computer Science, Master of Science - MS Computer Science at Georgia Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science at Penn State University
Chinese, English