Jian Wang

Jian Wang is currently a Senior Director of Engineering at Instacart, where he has been working since July 2021. Here are some key details about his background and experience:

Professional Experience

• Senior Director of Engineering at Instacart (April 2023 - Present)

  • Focuses on driving customer growth by optimizing availability, pricing, incentives and paid marketing.1

• Director of Engineering at Instacart (July 2021 - April 2023)

  • Led a team of engineers and cross-functional partners to design and build delivery options and pricing for consumers, optimize paid marketing and incentives, and empower marketplace automation.12

• Senior Staff Software Engineer & Senior Manager at Google (2016 - 2021)

  • Built, grew and led a team focused on empowering search ads automation, delivering significant advertiser value and multi-billion incremental ads revenue.1

• Staff Applied Research Engineer at LinkedIn (2013 - 2016)

  • Led a team driving machine learning innovations across Talent Solution products like job recommendations and referrals.1

Education

• Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of California, Santa Cruz
  • Thesis: "Session-aware Recommender Systems in E-commerce"
• Master's degree in Computer Science from Lehigh University
• Bachelor of Engineering from Fudan University1

Skills and Expertise

Jian has extensive experience in areas such as machine learning, artificial intelligence, data mining, algorithms, and software engineering. His background spans both research and practical applications of these technologies in major tech companies.12

At Instacart, Jian leads teams that work on critical aspects of the company's technology, including optimizing delivery options, pricing strategies, and marketing efforts. His role involves leveraging advanced technologies to improve Instacart's services and drive customer growth.12