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Tong Zhao is an experienced engineering leader with a strong background in software and data engineering, currently serving as an Engineering Manager at Airbnb since June 2019. In this role, Tong leads three engineering functions within the Trust Organization, focusing on Software Engineering, Data Engineering, and Analytics Engineering. Prior to Airbnb, Tong held positions at Groupon from June 2014 to May 2019, including Engineering Manager II in Push Marketing and as a Machine Learning Engineer/Tech Lead. Tong's career began at Google in 2013 as a Software Engineer specializing in machine learning for search quality. Tong holds a Master's degree in Computer Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin.