Jason Chen
@jasonchen1
Senior ML infrastructure and backend engineer driving scalable AI platforms.
What I'm looking for
I am a senior ML infrastructure and backend engineer who builds and scales production AI platforms at top-tier technology companies. I specialize in distributed training infrastructure, backend services for model lifecycle, data pipelines, and platform tooling that enable large-scale AI and LLM workloads, and I have a strong statistical foundation from Columbia University.
Across roles at Google, Meta, Apple, Salesforce and earlier startups, I have productionized research advances, improved reliability and performance for multi-tenant ML systems, led performance optimizations for training and inference, and delivered platform tooling and pipelines that accelerate experimentation and model rollout.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Built backend infrastructure for large-scale AI training and inference workflows related to Gemini, improving reliability and performance of multi-tenant ML platforms and enabling high-throughput experimentation.
Senior Machine Learning Engineer
Meta
May 2022 - Nov 2023 (1 year 6 months)
Designed backend systems and platform infrastructure for large-scale ML deployment, built model lifecycle and monitoring services, and optimized training and inference workflows to reduce iteration time.
Developed ML infrastructure and backend services for Siri knowledge and ranking systems, building scalable data pipelines and improving inference latency and data quality in production.
Built backend services and platform integrations for enterprise AI systems, implemented training and real-time scoring pipelines, and improved platform reliability, throughput, and observability.
Software Engineer
Spring Inc.
Apr 2017 - Sep 2017 (5 months)
Built backend services and APIs to enable platform integrations and cross-system commerce workflows through service-oriented architecture.
Data Scientist
Gooroo
Nov 2015 - Apr 2017 (1 year 5 months)
Designed ranking algorithms for marketplace matching, built backend integration tests, and contributed to a patent on dynamic pricing methodology.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Georgia Institute of Technology
Master of Science, Computer Science
2015 - 2019
Completed a Master of Science in Computer Science focused on advanced computing topics and systems engineering.
Columbia University
Master of Science, Statistics
2015 - 2016
Completed a Master of Science in Statistics with emphasis on statistical modeling and analysis.
Penn State University
Bachelor of Science, Statistics
2013 - 2015
Completed a Bachelor of Science in Statistics covering probability, inference, and applied statistical methods.
Pennsylvania State University
Bachelor of Science, Statistics
2013 - 2015
Earned a Bachelor of Science in Statistics with foundational training in probability and statistical methods.
University of Science and Technology of China
Bachelor of Applied Science, Physics
2009 - 2013
Completed a Bachelor of Applied Science in Physics with foundational training in physical sciences and quantitative analysis.
University of Science and Technology of China
Bachelor of Science, Physics
2009 - 2013
Completed a Bachelor of Science in Physics with comprehensive coursework in theoretical and experimental physics.
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