Kevin Gao
Senior Research Software Development Engineer at Microsoft
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKevin Gao is a Senior Research Software Development Engineer at Microsoft with 11 years of experience building AI-driven systems that bridge deep tech, design, and data. He combines a research-first mindset—“research is a lifestyle”—with production engineering, moving ideas from prototype to scalable deployments across media and enterprise domains. His background spans roles from leading research labs in China to software engineering at New York Media and long-tenured R&D at Microsoft, giving him cross-cultural technical leadership. Kevin holds multiple graduate degrees including programs at Columbia and Harvard, reflecting a commitment to advanced study alongside hands-on system design. Notably, he blends academic rigor with product focus, favoring interpretable, well-designed AI systems over black-box solutions.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Master of Science - MS at Columbia University in the City of New YorkUCSIBachelor of Engineering - BE, Bachelor of Engineering - BE at Shandong UniversityMaster of Science - MS, Master of Science - MS at Maharishi International UniversityMaster's degree, Master's degree at Harvard University
English, Chinese
Github Skills (53)
artificial-intelligence10
python10
machine-learning10
machine-learning-algorithms10
causality10
econometrics10
causal-inference10
economics10
automation10
nodejs9
js9
macos8
mongodb8
linux8
windows8
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
kgao/min.io
Jun 2016 - Apr 2020
A minimal node.js frontend (ejs) web framework. [Core Frontend]
Contributions:15 pushes, 1 branch, 1 issue in 3 years 10 months
ejsnode-jsjavascriptframeworknodejs
TurkServer/docs
Mar 2016 - Sep 2020
Contributions:35 commits, 8 pushes, 3 branches in 4 years 6 months
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