Shen Gong

Shen Gong is a Software Engineer at Facebook based in Seattle, Washington. Here are some key details about his professional background:

Current Role

Shen Gong has been working as a Software Engineer at Facebook since February 2021. In this role, he works on the ZippyDB team, which is Facebook's distributed key-value store.1

Previous Experience

Before joining Facebook, Shen Gong had several notable positions:

• Lyft: He worked at Lyft from October 2017 to December 2020, starting as a Software Engineer and later becoming a Senior Software Engineer.1

• Amazon: Prior to Lyft, he was employed at Amazon from September 2014 to October 2017, first as a Software Development Engineer and then as a Software Development Engineer II.1

Key Achievements

At Lyft, Shen Gong:

• Led the development of a global budget optimization framework that increased incremental revenue by $36 million per year and reduced losses by $20 million annually.1
• Developed a Python service for post-ride driver bonuses, which improved driver retention by 2% and decreased pre-arrival cancellations by 8%.1

At Amazon, he:

• Contributed to the launch of a high-traffic lead time prediction service.1
• Led a team in designing and implementing a tool to track labor compliance of Amazon suppliers.1

Education

Shen Gong graduated from the University of Chicago in 2014 with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science.1

Skills and Languages

He is proficient in both English and Mandarin Chinese, with native or bilingual proficiency in both languages.1