Lightning Huang
PRINCIPAL APPLIED SCIENCE MGR at Microsoft
Haidian District, Beijing, China
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Top SchoolLightning Huang is a principal applied science manager based in Haidian District, Beijing, with a decade of experience specializing in personalization and recommendation systems. Currently leading personalization efforts at Microsoft, he has advanced from senior SDE and tech lead roles to principal management positions focused on Bing relevance and first-page result improvements. His background spans major Chinese and global tech firms including Baidu and Vivo, blending search-quality engineering, AI algorithm expertise, and product-focused leadership. Known for turning research-grade models into production recommendation features, he navigates both deep technical problems and cross-functional program delivery. A Huazhong University of Science and Technology MS in Computer Science underpins a career that pairs rigorous engineering with measurable impact on user-facing search and personalization experiences.
10 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Computer Science, Master's degree, Computer Science at Huazhong University of Science and Technology
English, Chinese
Github Skills (1)
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Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
lightning-huang/dssmplay
Apr 2018 - Nov 2018
Contributions:32 commits, 4 PRs, 28 pushes in 7 months
dssm
lightning-huang/sbt_emtpy
Feb 2019 - Mar 2019
just a scratch for spark coding
Contributions:6 PRs, 17 pushes, 5 branches in 27 days
scratchspark
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