Summary
Thomas An is a Senior Machine Learning Engineer with nine years of experience building production ML systems across AWS, Alexa Smart Home, and ad prediction at Amazon, and now leading ML efforts at Reddit. He holds an M.S. in Machine Learning and Data Science and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from UC San Diego, where his research blended robotics, human-robot trust, and biomedical monitoring—connecting rigorous research with applied product work. Thomas excels at deploying models at scale (CloudFront Lambda@Edge, SmartHome inference, sponsored-products prediction) and brings a controls and systems mindset to ML engineering. Known for perseverance and initiative, he pairs technical depth with a competitive drive: outside work he’s a multi-medal powerlifter who treats optimization and resilience as both hobby and habit.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.S.) Machine Learning and Data Science, Master of Science (M.S.) Machine Learning and Data Science at UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering
English, Chinese