Zhichao Li is a senior software engineer with 10 years of experience building large-scale distributed data analytics and ML systems, currently leading Search and Recommendation enhancements at eBay. He combines deep expertise in knowledge graphs, graph computation, and LLM-driven modeling to improve relevance and personalization at scale. Previously he drove architecture and core contributions to BigDL and Analytics Zoo at Intel, enabling distributed deep learning on Spark and enterprise-grade training/inference pipelines. Early career experience includes low-latency trading systems at Morgan Stanley and ML-driven analytics at Alibaba, giving him a strong mix of performance engineering and applied ML. Based in San Jose, he’s passionate about productionizing fast, robust AI agents and systems that balance research-grade models with industry-level reliability.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Towards Certificate of Leadership Class, International Business, Towards Certificate of Leadership Class, International Business at Harvard Business School Online
Bachelor, Computer Science, GPA ranked 2nd out of 500, Bachelor, Computer Science, GPA ranked 2nd out of 500 at Huazhong University of Science and Technology
PhD, Computer Science, PhD, Computer Science at State University of New York at Stony Brook
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