May 26, 2022 by Steven Chu

With all the data internet applications collect today, it can be hard to know how to use it. In this talk, Steven will detail a data-centric feature we built for business owners on Yelp that enables them to better cater to their customers. We’ll also 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 on the applied machine learning team 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. She is deeply passionate about building and promoting equitable and inclusive spaces 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 of you) 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 invite you to join us as we navigate this new normal for the tech community together.

To stay connected, create space for folks to collaborate and share some 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.