Summary
Zhenbang Chen is a Senior Machine Learning Engineer with 11 years of experience building production ML systems across top-tier tech firms including Apple, Google, and Instacart. He has driven ads and ranking improvements at Google, modeled click-through rates with deep learning at Instacart, and now applies advanced ML at Apple, combining research-grade techniques with production-first engineering. His background includes building AlphaGo Zero–style self-play systems and integrating TensorFlow pipelines for game environments, illustrating strong hands-on expertise in reinforcement learning and large-scale model training. Trained at UC Berkeley and Zhejiang University, he blends rigorous academic foundations with pragmatic product impact, and is based in the New York City metro area. An often-overlooked strength is his end-to-end experience from low-level model implementation to A/B testing and auction tuning, enabling measurable revenue and quality gains.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering - MEng Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, Master of Engineering - MEng Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at University of California, Berkeley
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) at Zhejiang University
English