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Phong Cao

@phongcao2

I build production LLM, distributed AI, and machine-learning systems that improve performance, reliability, and decision quality.

United States
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At NVIDIA, I build distributed LLM training, evaluation, and inference capabilities on DGX Cloud, optimizing transformer workloads, recovery mechanisms, model-regression gates, and GPU-aware serving.

Previously at Tesla, I developed machine-learning systems for manufacturing quality at Giga Texas, turning equipment, process, inspection, and component-genealogy data into anomaly and quality-risk predictions integrated with auditable engineering workflows.

At Google, I built diagnosis and recommendation capabilities for Cloud Network Intelligence Center using dependency graphs, classification, ranking, and evidence-grounded explanations.

At Arista Networks, I developed telemetry analytics and anomaly detection for CloudVision, helping operators investigate network events through prioritized anomalies and time-series evidence.

I work across the full AI lifecycle: data preparation, feature engineering, distributed training, evaluation, deployment, monitoring, and continuous improvement. I focus on translating advanced AI research into reproducible, scalable production software.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Google logoGO

Senior Software Engineer

Dec 2019 - Mar 2023 (3 years 3 months)

Built cloud-network diagnosis services with Python, Google Cloud Platform, and GKE, transforming
configuration, topology, and operational signals into ranked root-cause findings and actionable remediation recommendations.

Arista Networks logoAN

Senior Software Engineer

Jun 2015 - Dec 2019 (4 years 6 months)

Developed network-observability analytics with Python, Apache Kafka, and CloudVision/EOS signals,
processing high-frequency interface, routing, queue, packet-loss, flow, and environmental telemetry for
operational diagnosis.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Stony Brook University logoSU

Stony Brook University

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

2012 - 2015

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Stony Brook University, completed in May 2015.

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