About

Aojia Zhao is a highly skilled and experienced software engineer currently working at Meta. With a product-focused approach, Aojia is driven by clear market needs and fast iteration cycles. He is proficient in a multitude of backend technologies and possesses strong domain knowledge and industry experience in Data Engineering and Machine Learning. Aojia has a proven track record of delivering company-critical milestones and thrives in cross-functional work environments. He is currently working on Core Feed Ranking at Meta, where he is responsible for developing and maintaining the company's core feed ranking system. Prior to joining Meta, Aojia has worked as a Senior Software Engineer at Cruise, where he was responsible for prototype and productionizing simulation features, train and deploy simulation ML models, and maintain continuous metrics monitoring dashboard. He also initiated, led, and executed a unified data processing system that provides a canonical metrics platform reusable across agnostic data sources. Aojia has also worked as a Data Scientist at Shape Security, where he designed and developed a real-time classical ML-based analytical system for network security data processing and alert generation. He also implemented and scaled a cloud-based analytical platform for the internal Security Operations team and integrated a historic data evaluation pipeline with the flagship product. Aojia holds a Master of Science in Computer Science from Stanford University, where he also completed his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. He also holds a Bachelor of Science from Ladue Horton Watkins High School. Aojia's technical skills include Software Engineering, ML, Data Engineering, Backend, Terraform, Kubernetes, Tensorflow, Scikit, Golang, test, Pandas, Flask, Postgres, Python, Data Scientist, Research Scientist, Keras, CNN, and Elastic Search. With over 5.7 years of relevant experience, Aojia is a valuable asset to any organization.