Summary
Quang Vu is a Staff ML Engineer based in San Jose with nine years of experience building scalable data architectures and production AI/ML systems across e-commerce, fintech, telecommunications, and hospitality. He blends hands-on engineering, data architecture, and software management—having led data platform and data science teams at ZaloPay and ZALORA and transitioned from senior data scientist to staff ML engineer at Upwork. A published researcher and university lecturer with a patent and peer-reviewed work, he uniquely bridges rigorous academic research with pragmatic product delivery. He has a track record of driving organizational change through strategic planning, mentoring teams, and delivering measurable business impact from ML initiatives. Outside of work he sharpens his competitive edge in coding and ML competitions and maintains the stamina to tackle long-distance running and team sports. His background—PhD-trained in computer science—enables him to translate complex research ideas into robust, scalable systems that empower teams to iterate quickly.
9 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Engineer, Computer Science, Engineer, Computer Science at HCMC University of Technology
PhD, Computer Science, PhD, Computer Science at Singapore MIT Alliance