# Lan Zhang

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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/lanzhang

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Databricks
Jan 2024 – Present | San Francisco, CA
AI Functions
Agent Bricks
AutoML

### Machine Learning Engineer Intern @ Roblox
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | San Mateo
• Developed multimodality machine learning models, generating content embeddings for Roblox games, enhancing game discoverability and user experience.
• Designed and implemented a downstream task pipeline, candidate generator. Had a uniqueness around 50% ~ 75% compared with current union candidate generators.

### Machine Learning Engineer Intern @ TikTok
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Mountain View, California, United States
• Designed, implemented and executed A/B tests on strategic downgrades for TikTok's push system, ensuring consistent notification volume during prediction service outages.
• Developed a user-centric feature allowing users to customize notifications, enhancing user experience by enabling notifications solely from friends.

### Machine Learning Engineer Intern @ TikTok
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Shanghai, China
• Enhanced the performance of TikTok's push prediction system, increasing click-through rates by enriching user embeddings with additional data.
• Developed and A/B tested innovative frequency control strategies for TikTok live notifications, optimizing user engagement.
• Implemented a volume control mechanism to prevent memory overload in online clusters, minimizing impact on daily active users through strategic send volume reduction.


## Education
### Master's degree in Computer Science
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Science
University of Michigan

### Bachelor of Science - BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Shanghai Jiao Tong University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/lan-zhang-7a5522173

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Last updated: 2026-04-05