I am a software engineer.

I am an autonomous learner who welcomes challenges and is resilient to uncertainties.

I enjoy solving ambiguous problems, building reliable systems, and delivering pixel-perfect user experiences.

Step into the Software World

In 2013; I graduated from UC San Diego majoring in Economy and Management Science. The original plan was to become a risk analyst who lives in data because I loved math, and problem-solving, and enjoy finding logical solutions in uncertain situations. But things changed after I stepped into the programming world.

I taught myself programming starting with Javascript and small web apps, soon I got very into it for its similar characteristics to playing a video game. Every time I picked up a new tool or learned a new algorithm, it felt like getting a new piece of upgraded equipment for my character, or leveling up, and solving little problems are just like conquering small enemies. Soon I started taking it seriously and I attended a coding boot camp, where I learned the essential concepts I was missing.

My First Software Engineer Job

I landed my first software engineer job as a front-end engineer in the digital ads field, "Rich Media Ads" was the term we used. The company was a provider platform, Celtra, where I learned how the industry works, it was an eye-opening experience. As I kept growing as an engineer, I learned to look at things on different levels. I started to find myself not caring only about how things work, I also consistently try to understand the reason behind the scenes, why things work the best in a certain way. I was lucky to have great mentors and team members, from this job, I have learned the essentials of modern programming skills, front-end knowledge, and best practices.

I Co-Founded a Robotic Company

After the good 2 years spent in ads, an unusual opportunity came my way. I was invited to join a start-up as a co-founder in China, Thoright Technology, a company developing modern industrial robot arms, and computer vision systems that utilize Neural Networks and Machine Learning. The company provides comprehensive manufactory automation solutions.  I was very interested in such areas, so without much hesitation, I decided to take the opportunity, where my responsibility has expanded widely. 

On the technical part, I was responsible for developing the Control Interface (SDK) from humans to robots, it is the central piece that connects all the dots: NetWorking, Controllers, FieldBus, Vision System, PLC, etc; use the Control Interface to custom design/develop the actual top-level program that robots run on. I mainly used Java in this position and got some exposure to C and C++. 

In a start-up environment, we are often short-handed. Besides programming, I also had the opportunity to apply skills I learned from my Economy/Management Major, such as project management, sales, HR, customer services, sales, and nearly every aspect of a business. Even though it was a bit overwhelming sometimes, I'm glad I have made it through and gained tons of experience.

Join Meta

After spending several years in China working on my robotic company, I decided to take an exit. Then I stepped into one of the most successful tech companies, Meta.  Things are certainly different and challenging, but I enjoyed every moment. I often found myself surrounded by brilliant people, and amazing infrastructure that enables me to do my best. 

I joined Meta's Ads ML Automation team, where I learned the life cycle of Meta's ads ranking models, I gained first-hand context of the day-to-day challenges ads ranking engineers are facing, I built comprehensive solutions to accelerate the speed of a model refresh in various training stages, and I led peer engineers to execute on complex projects. 

I appreciate all the opportunities and look forward to the journey beyond.

That's about it, my professional experience as a software engineer, below is a showcase of my past work,  hope you can enjoy it. (Meta's work cannot be shown)

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