Roy Lin
Software Engineer, Maps at Google
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRoy Lin is a software engineer focused on Maps and machine perception, currently contributing to Google Maps' ML-driven StreetView and autonomous mapping efforts. With eight years of experience across Google, NVIDIA, Facebook Reality Labs, and startups, he blends systems-level C++ and Golang expertise with Python and TypeScript for scalable data pipelines, tooling, and client features. He has a track record of reducing massive operational loads—eliminating billions of Bigtable scans—and shipping diagnostics and visualization tools for cloud gaming and perception systems. A UCLA CS graduate (3.9 GPA) who progressed from research on ML-driven chemical equation generation to production ML infrastructure, he brings both academic rigor and hands-on product delivery. Based in San Francisco, he pairs deep backend systems knowledge with practical front-end and observability work, often authoring design docs, codelabs, and internal tooling that accelerate team productivity.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Computer Science, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science at College of Computing at Georgia TechSummer Classes, Engineering, Grades: A, Summer Classes, Engineering, Grades: A at College of San MateoHigh School Diploma, Student, GPA: 4.5, High School Diploma, Student, GPA: 4.5 at Carlmont High SchoolSummer Classes, Engineering, Grade: A, Summer Classes, Engineering, Grade: A at Johns Hopkins Whiting School of EngineeringBachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, CS Classes GPA: 3.9 / 4.0, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, CS Classes GPA: 3.9 / 4.0 at University of California, Los AngelesOnline Classes, Engineering, Grade: Pass, Online Classes, Engineering, Grade: Pass at Georgia Institute of Technology
English, Chinese
Github Skills (12)
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gherkin7
medicine7
prediction7
cucumber6
mri6
bdd5
medical5
react4
deep-learning3
angular3
documentation2
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
scalableinternetservices/whispr
Oct 2019 - Dec 2019
One-stop-shop for your medical information.
Contributions:20 PRs, 58 pushes, 14 branches in 2 months
reactmedical-informationstopshopangular
rlin2k1/ANGBot
Aug 2018 - May 2020
V.O.I.C.E. Hackathon Project: Assisting Northrop Grumman
Contributions:4 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 10 months
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