I’m a Senior Machine Learning Engineer with 10+ years of experience specializing in AI/ML systems, MLOps, and scalable infrastructure. I’ve led projects across diverse domains, from optimizing computer vision models for touchless checkout at Mashgin to designing decentralized ML infrastructure at Gensyn. My expertise spans deep learning, reinforcement learning, and generative AI, with a strong focus on building reliable, high-performance systems that scale efficiently. I’ve deployed models on edge devices, engineered cloud pipelines with Kubernetes, and implemented advanced feature stores and monitoring solutions to ensure production-readiness. I thrive on solving complex technical challenges, and I’m passionate about creating elegant systems that bridge the gap between cutting-edge research and real-world applications.
Tianchang Liu
@tianchangliu
Senior Machine Learning Engineer
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior Machine Learning Engineer
Mashgin
Jun 2021 - Present (3 years 11 months)
Led the optimization and deployment of computer vision models for touchless checkout, achieving 98.5% SKU recognition accuracy. Developed a synthetic data pipeline and implemented MLOps practices, enhancing model deployment efficiency and reducing latency. Created generative AI workflows and engineered data pipelines for healthcare compliance.
AI Researcher
Gensyn
Jan 2020 - May 2023 (3 years 4 months)
Designed decentralized ML infrastructure protocols and frameworks, optimizing reinforcement learning across thousands of GPUs. Developed LLM and NLP advancements, creating pipelines for research papers and implementing smart contracts for cost efficiency.
Machine Learning Engineer
Voyage
Jan 2017 - Mar 2021 (4 years 2 months)
Improved autonomous vehicle perception through advanced model training and optimization. Built data pipelines for sensor data processing and orchestrated automated retraining workflows. Deployed models to fleets with low inference times and developed simulation environments.
Machine Learning Engineer
Startup X
Jan 2014 - Dec 2016 (2 years 11 months)
Developed machine learning solutions across various domains including robotics and healthcare AI. Built ROS nodes for robotic path planning and deployed models for medical data analysis. Scaled backend systems for SaaS applications.
Research Intern
Amazon
Jul 2013 - Aug 2013 (1 month)
Developed machine learning models for product recommendations and analyzed customer data to improve accuracy. Built ETL pipelines for processing large datasets efficiently.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
University of Southern California
Master of Science, Mathematics and Computer Science
2012 - 2014
Tsinghua University
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
2008 - 2012
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
AWS Glue
AWS IAM
Amazon EC2
Microsoft Azure
AWS Fargate
Azure Kubernetes Service
Cloudflare
AWS CodePipeline
Azure Pipelines
AWS Data Pipeline
Hadoop
AWS CodeDeploy
Foundation
Databricks
Azure Stack
AWS CloudFormation
AWS Cloud Development Kit
Azure DevOps
React
JavaScript
Python
HTML5
CSS 3
AWS Elastic Load Balancing ...
Amazon Machine Learning
Azure Machine Learning
MLflow
Streamlit
Comet.ml
Datadog
AWS Lambda
Azure Functions
Azure SQL Database
AWS Elastic Beanstalk
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Azure Cosmos DB
Azure Blob Storage
Docker Machine
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