Shipeng Yu is a seasoned engineering leader with extensive experience in AI and growth strategies. Currently serving as Senior Director of Engineering at Pinterest since September 2025, Shipeng is responsible for leading Growth Engineering and AI teams focused on enhancing user engagement, SEO, and performance marketing. Prior to this role, Shipeng held multiple leadership positions at LinkedIn from October 2018 to August 2025, including Senior Director of Engineering, where responsibilities encompassed driving innovations in Search and Messaging, along with leading AI initiatives for user growth and engagement. Additional contributions include servitude as Program Chair for the Applied Data Science Track at ACM SIGKDD and overseeing sponsorship efforts for KDD conferences. Shipeng possesses a Ph.D. in Statistical Machine Learning from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and a Master's degree in Mathematics and Information Science from Peking University.
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