# Tony Hong

> Software Engineer | Data / AI Infra

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/tonyhong

Seasoned data engineer with 10+ years of diverse experience including architecting data solution for large-scale, complex financial data; visioning and leading data platform development for modeling; as well as leading a global team across different time zones and growing team-members.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer - Data Platform/Infra @ Zoox
Jan 2025 – Present | Foster City, California, United States
Develop 2nd generation of Event Based Processing platform

### Software Engineer - Data Engineering @ Chime
Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco, California, United States
Develop, and maintain Chime's Finance Metric Store using PySpark and AWS Glue, enabling data-driven decision-making and strategic planning.

### Data Engineer / Data Platform Engineer @ Capital One
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco Bay Area
1. Designed, developed, and maintained PySpark-based ETL pipelines and data platforms for Credit Card Interchange data using AWS Cloud Suite.
2. Architected and implemented a next-generation streaming data pipeline and infrastructure for Interchange data, leveraging AWS, PySpark, Python, and PostgreSQL.
3. Led the migration of existing Interchange data pipelines from managed services to a serverless architecture, enhancing scalability and cost efficiency.
4. Mentored and guided junior team members, fostering technical growth and best practices in data engineering.

### Tech Lead Manager - Data Engineer @ Moody's Analytics
Jan 2019 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco
1. Led the development and maintenance of a data platform and end-to-end data pipelines for risk modeling and scoring in Moody’s new-generation product, EDF-X, utilizing PySpark, Redshift, and S3.
2. Built a scalable data platform to empower data scientists in modeling and seamless model deployment.
3. Spearheaded the development of an analytical database, tooling, and dashboards for the EDF-X platform, integrating CRM (Salesforce), Heap, and other client engagement data to drive data-driven business decisions (Python, PostgreSQL, Airflow).
4. Led the engineering and maintenance of end-to-end data pipelines and data models for CreditEdge EDF (Expected Default Frequency) model scoring and web-based products, leveraging CloverDX and PostgreSQL.

### Data Engineer @ Moody's Analytics
Jan 2013 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area
1. Developed and maintained data platform and model scoring pipeline for CreditEdge risk management platform (PostgreSQL, CloverDX)
2. Developed internal tooling for business analytics and monitoring, which enabled data driven decisions and optimized operation efficiency. (Python, PostgreSQL, CloverDX)
3. Conduct data analysis and researches on EDF model and derived models for internal and external clients


## Education
### Master of Engineering (MEng) in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
University of California, Berkeley

### Bachelor of Science (BS) in Industrial Engineering
Purdue University


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

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Last updated: 2026-04-11