Yuanchi Ning
About Yuanchi Ning
Yuanchi Ning is a Senior Manager of Machine Learning, Search & Recommendation at Faire, with a strong background in computer science and economics. He has held various engineering roles at prominent companies such as Uber, Microsoft, and Alibaba, and has experience in team building and leadership in the tech industry.
Current Role at Faire
Yuanchi Ning serves as the Senior Manager of Machine Learning, Search & Recommendation at Faire. He has held this position since 2022 and operates out of the San Francisco Bay Area. In this role, he focuses on enhancing the search and recommendation systems through advanced machine learning techniques.
Professional Experience
Prior to joining Faire, Yuanchi worked at Uber as an Engineer Manager II from 2015 to 2022. He led the engineering team responsible for Uber Eats Personalization and Ranking. His earlier experience includes internships at Alibaba Cloud Computing Company and Lenovo, as well as a Software Development Engineer Intern position at Microsoft in 2014.
Education and Expertise
Yuanchi Ning has a strong educational background in computer science and economics. He earned a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Computer Science from Tsinghua University from 2009 to 2013. He also completed a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Economics at the same institution. He furthered his studies at Carnegie Mellon University, obtaining a Master's degree in Computer Science from 2013 to 2014.
Team Building and Leadership Skills
Yuanchi has significant experience in hiring and building teams of backend, data, machine learning, and machine learning infrastructure engineers. His leadership skills were demonstrated during his tenure at Uber, where he managed teams focused on personalization and ranking systems.
Technical and Economic Knowledge
Yuanchi Ning combines technical expertise in computer science with an understanding of economic principles. This unique blend of knowledge allows him to approach machine learning and data-driven projects with both a technical and economic perspective.