Presented By: University Career Center
Yelping From Home: The Tech Talk Series
Event Description
Talk: How to Build A Big Data Application
With all the data internet applications collect today, it can be hardto know how to use it. In this talk, I detail a data-centric feature we built for Yelp business owners that enables them to better cater to their audiences. We discuss the importance of upfront analysis and prototyping as well as some specific technologies Yelp employs to make building such features both straightforward and fun!
Speaker: Steven Chu
Steven is a backend developer who works within the Applied Machine Learning organization at Yelp. He focuses on consumer-facing products and features and enjoys working across the stack from machine learning model prototyping to database design and web development. In his free time he enjoys running, reading books, playing soccer, drawing, and long city walks through San Francisco where he’s always on the lookout for a good baguette.
Moderator:Jessica Hunter
Jessica is a Technical Sourcer at Yelp who enjoys learning about new and exciting ways to enhance her role and day-to-day life. Sheis deeply passionate about building and promoting equitable and inclusivespaces through her volunteer work and mentorship at local community centers and non-profit organizations around the Greater Toronto Area.
About Yelping From Home:
Yelp’s mission is to connect people with great local businesses, and two of the teams working behind the scenes to make that happen are our five star engineering and product teams.
Playing an active role in our community is a value that we have strongly prioritized over the years. Typically we would invite you to come to Yelp’s HQ to network, grab a slice of ‘za, and learn about the technology and culture behind Yelp. With stay-at-home orders across the globe, Yelp (like many ofyou) has had no choice but to adapt to these changes. We understand that this is a strange and challenging time for many, so we’d like to inviteyou to join us as we navigate this new normal for the tech community together.
To stay connected, create space for folks to collaborate and sharesome of the things Yelp has been working on, we are launching our very own virtual tech talk series. This series of talks will feature Yelp employees from engineering and product share their stories about career development, technical skills and workplace challenges in a well-distributed environment.
Talk: How to Build A Big Data Application
With all the data internet applications collect today, it can be hardto know how to use it. In this talk, I detail a data-centric feature we built for Yelp business owners that enables them to better cater to their audiences. We discuss the importance of upfront analysis and prototyping as well as some specific technologies Yelp employs to make building such features both straightforward and fun!
Speaker: Steven Chu
Steven is a backend developer who works within the Applied Machine Learning organization at Yelp. He focuses on consumer-facing products and features and enjoys working across the stack from machine learning model prototyping to database design and web development. In his free time he enjoys running, reading books, playing soccer, drawing, and long city walks through San Francisco where he’s always on the lookout for a good baguette.
Moderator:Jessica Hunter
Jessica is a Technical Sourcer at Yelp who enjoys learning about new and exciting ways to enhance her role and day-to-day life. Sheis deeply passionate about building and promoting equitable and inclusivespaces through her volunteer work and mentorship at local community centers and non-profit organizations around the Greater Toronto Area.
About Yelping From Home:
Yelp’s mission is to connect people with great local businesses, and two of the teams working behind the scenes to make that happen are our five star engineering and product teams.
Playing an active role in our community is a value that we have strongly prioritized over the years. Typically we would invite you to come to Yelp’s HQ to network, grab a slice of ‘za, and learn about the technology and culture behind Yelp. With stay-at-home orders across the globe, Yelp (like many ofyou) has had no choice but to adapt to these changes. We understand that this is a strange and challenging time for many, so we’d like to inviteyou to join us as we navigate this new normal for the tech community together.
To stay connected, create space for folks to collaborate and sharesome of the things Yelp has been working on, we are launching our very own virtual tech talk series. This series of talks will feature Yelp employees from engineering and product share their stories about career development, technical skills and workplace challenges in a well-distributed environment.
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