Brian Yang
Irvine, California, United States
Summary
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SeniorBrian Yang is a seasoned software engineer and technical leader with 12+ years spanning OpenAI, Google, Meta, LinkedIn, and Facebook, focusing on Generative AI, large-scale distributed systems, and search infrastructure. He is currently a Member of Technical Staff at OpenAI, pushing the frontier of AI-powered search and retrieval on the OpenAI Search team. Earlier roles include leading AI-driven forecasting at LinkedIn, pioneering Feed Ranking predictors at Meta, and core search infrastructure at Google, with hands-on work in Retrieval-Augmented Generation and scalable AI-powered search for billions of users. Beyond large platforms, he founded ventures in distributed digital infrastructure and decentralized technologies, reflecting a strong entrepreneurial drive. Based in San Francisco, he brings proficiency across Go, Python, Java, and big data tooling, translating research into production-ready, revenue- and engagement-driving solutions.
13 years of coding experience
Github Skills (14)
pokemongo10
pokemon-go10
discord-bot9
script9
telegram9
baking9
docker8
discord8
slack7
python7
automation7
golang6
mqtt6
data-structures1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
byang14/byang14.github.io
Mar 2015 - Mar 2015
Contributions:14 pushes in 16 days
full-pageresponsive-jekyll-themecleanjekylljekyll-theme
byang14/spf13-vim
Mar 2015 - Mar 2015
Contributions:2 pushes in 1 day
vimvim-pluginfasterneovimultimate
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