Yi Zhen
Tech Lead Manager at Handshake
Cupertino, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolYi Zhen is a Tech Lead Manager based in Cupertino with a decade of experience building and leading ML-driven engineering teams across industry and research. He has progressed from PhD research to postdoctoral roles and senior research scientist positions to staff and engineering manager roles at LinkedIn, now leading AI/ML efforts at Handshake. His work spans ML for knowledge graphs, MLOps/AIOps, intelligent search and conversational systems, combining deep research roots with product-focused delivery. At LinkedIn he led teams scaling Talent Marketplace intelligence, showing an ability to translate advanced models into production impact. Known for blending coding, creativity, and a playful approach to problem solving, he brings both academic rigor and pragmatic engineering judgment. Fluent across research and applied ML, he excels at turning complex algorithmic ideas into reliable, scalable systems.
10 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering - BE Software Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering - BE Software Engineering at Nankai UniversityMaster of Engineering - MEng Software Engineering, Master of Engineering - MEng Software Engineering at Tsinghua UniversityHong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)
Github Skills (10)
jekyll-theme9
jekyll9
yahoo7
scala5
python5
spark5
machine-learning5
apache-spark4
tensorflow4
apache3
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
MLonSoccer/awesome-machine-learning-on-soccer
May 2020 - Jun 2020
Contributions:53 commits, 52 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
zhenyisx/zhenyisx.github.io
Aug 2015 - Apr 2020
Contributions:28 pushes in 4 years 8 months
jekyll-blogjekylljekyll-thememinutes
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