About Yicheng

Yicheng Guo is an AI thought leader and machine learning engineer in the tech industry, having honed his skills in cloud computing and DevOps over a decade as a self-taught SRE. A profound passion steered his shift to machine learning and MLOps. He is now focusing on productionasing and scaling AI products to millions of users.

Outside of work, Yicheng is an avid endurance athlete, with numerous Ironman Triathlons and and Marathons to his name, and is a certified running coach accredited by Athletics Australia. He advocates for discipline and hard work, viewing endurance sports as a means to strengthen his mental tenacity.

Experience

1. Senior Machine Learning Engineer, REA Group, Dec 2023 – Present
2. Senior Systems Engineer, REA Group, Aug 2021 – Dec 2023
3. Lead Site Reliability Engineer, PwC, Aug 2018 – Aug 2021
4. Site Reliability Engineer, Optiver, Dec 2017 - Jul 2018
5. IT Graduate, Google, July 2015 – Oct 2017

Speaking Engagements

Education

1. The Australian National University - B.Eng Honours, Mechatronics, Robotics and Automation Engineering
2. Beijing Institute of Technology - B.Eng, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering