About

Andrew Zhai is a Distinguished Software Engineer at Pinterest, where he is responsible for working on ML across the funnel to help Pinterest become the number one inspiration to realization destination. With over seven years of relevant experience, Andrew has become an expert in software engineering, ML, computer vision, senior software engineering, infrastructure, and search. Prior to his current role, Andrew served as a Senior Staff Software Engineer (L7) at Pinterest, where he led a portfolio of ML investments across several teams, including personalization, neural modeling for users and content, growth ML, recommender systems, ML infrastructure, and computer vision. He also served as a Staff Software Engineer, where he led teams working on visual search, computer vision, and embeddings for recommender systems. Andrew is a graduate of Stanford University, where he earned a Master's Degree in Computer Science in 2017. He also attended the University of California, Berkeley, where he earned his Bachelor's Degree in 2013. Andrew's technical expertise includes software engineering, ML, computer vision, senior software engineering, infrastructure, and search. He is a highly skilled professional who has made significant contributions to the field of ML and computer vision. Andrew is an excellent problem solver who is always looking for new and innovative ways to improve his work. He is a team player who is always willing to help his colleagues and share his knowledge. Overall, Andrew is a highly skilled and experienced professional who has made significant contributions to the field of ML and computer vision. He is a valuable asset to any organization and is always looking for new challenges and opportunities to grow.