# Nicholas Kuo

> Software Engineer @ Meta

Location: New York, New York, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/nicholaskuo

Software Engineer at Meta.

Masters & Bachelors in Computer Science, University of Pennsylvania, Summa Cum Laude.  

At Meta, I work in AI + Data Infrastructure, building tools to ensure data quality & governance for GenAI and Ads machine learning training. 

Substack here: https://substack.com/@nickkuo
Personal website: https://nicholas-portfolio-snowy.vercel.app/

Additional interests in sustainability:
-   Worked with United Nations to scale electric mobility and renewable energy in Kenya & Nigeria. 
-   Spoke at 2021 United Nations conference and earned Kleinman Energy Fellowship grant.
-   Published Galapagos marine research paper by The Political Review: 3 week on-site research about financing marine preservation efforts in St Cristobal
-   Published Amazon Rainforest research paper for USAID and Wharton Zicklin Review: 1 month on-site research into Amazonas' sustainable farming practices

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Meta
Jan 2024 – Present | New York, New York, United States
AI + Data Infrastructure

### Software Engineer @ Amazon
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco Bay Area
ML Infra for Economic Valuation

### Software Engineer @ Vanguard
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Malvern, Pennsylvania, United States
Global Investment Systems

### Computer Vision Research Assistant @ University of Pennsylvania
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Philadelphia, PA
Dr. Jianbo Shi. Trained detection and segmentation models (Transformers, YOLO, SOLO, Mask-RCNN)

### Software Engineer @ United Nations
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Nairobi, Kenya
Worked on Global Electric Mobility Programme. Awarded Kleinman Energy Research Fellowship & presented at 2021 UN African Summit.

### Consultant @ NESsT
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
Impact investing NGO targeting Amazon Rainforest conservation efforts. 
- Led team of 7 Wharton undergraduates, living in Manaus, Brazil for 1 month and securing $10k under selective Wharton Zicklin Center Fellowship to conduct due diligence on sustainable technology & agriculture methods in the Amazonas.
- Worked with NESsT, a Brazilian impact investing NGO backed by JP Morgan and Google, working with the World Bank and portfolio managers to scale business operations of 3 Brazilian social enterprises specializing in Brazilian nuts, guarana, & pirarucu fish.
- Research published by USAID, linked below


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/nicholaskuo

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Last updated: 2026-04-05