Zijian Wang is a Machine Learning Engineer at TikTok since August 2024, having previously worked as an AI Scientist at SAP from October 2023 to August 2024, where expertise included deploying open-source LLM models. Prior experience as an Algorithm Engineer at Shopee involved data mining as part of the Search Team. Earlier roles included a Software Engineer Intern at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and a Machine Learning Intern at OCBC Bank, where tasks encompassed data wrangling and implementing machine learning algorithms. Additional experience includes a Software Engineer Intern position at Activate Interactive Pte Ltd, and as an Undergraduate Research Assistant at Nanyang Technological University focused on text summarization. Zijian Wang holds a Master's degree in Financial Engineering from the National University of Singapore and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Nanyang Technological University, with additional studies at the University of Waterloo and University of California, Berkeley.