Zhitao Chen is a Software Engineer 2 at Microsoft with 10 years of experience bridging autonomous driving perception and machine-learning-driven recommendation systems. He moved from L4 perception and LiDAR/camera detection roles at Baidu and WeRide.ai into leveraging ML for scalable recommendation features, combining deep learning research with production engineering. Trained with an MS in Computer Science from Stevens Institute of Technology, he has a track record of optimizing real-time perception pipelines and applying that systems-first mindset to personalization problems. Based in Haidian District, Beijing, he’s intellectually curious across domains and often translates low-latency perception techniques into practical gains for recommendation performance.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree Software Engineering, Bachelor’s Degree Software Engineering at Qingdao University
Master's degree Computer Science, Master's degree Computer Science at Stevens Institute of Technology
Contributions:5 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 10 months
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