Summary
Xiang Wang is a Staff Software Engineer based in Mountain View with 13 years of experience applying AI and research techniques to deliver measurable business value. After a PhD at UC Davis and a postdoc at IBM, he has been driving production systems and AI initiatives at Google since 2014, blending deep research background with large-scale engineering. He excels at taking novel ML ideas from prototype to production, ensuring they scale and integrate with product goals. His career path spans top research labs and industry leaders (Microsoft, IBM, Google), giving him a rare mix of academic rigor and operational experience. Colleagues know him for translating complex algorithms into reliable, impactful software while keeping an eye on real-world constraints and metrics. He brings a pragmatic, outcome-focused approach to AI engineering informed by both scholarly research and long-term product delivery.
13 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) at University of California, Davis
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Bachelor of Science (B.S.) at Tsinghua University