01 My story
A few chapters.
Still unfolding.
Not a straight line. A story of places, people, and choosing what comes next.
From building systems
to telling stories.
Part of seeing the world is learning how much I’ve misunderstood about it. I want to keep meeting people, listening to their stories, and questioning the assumptions I bring with me, especially the ones I’ve never thought to question.On seeing the world: inspired by 关于未知远方的梦.
Roots by the sea.
I grew up in Yantai, Shandong. My story starts there.
A bigger city. A new direction.
I moved to Shanghai to study software engineering at Fudan University.
Across the Pacific.
I earned a master’s in computer science at the University of California, Irvine.
Building things that scale.
I spent several years working on large distributed systems at Facebook.
On the other side of the classroom.
As a visiting professor, I taught a computer science course.
Choosing a different next step.
After 2½ years at Rockset and its acquisition by OpenAI, I chose a career break.
Making room for more.
Travel, music, and television. Including a new chapter as executive producer and actor in Boys Like Us Season 2.
