I’m Chip Huyen, a writer and computer scientist. I grew up chasing grasshoppers in a small rice-farming village in Vietnam.

My focus is on ML/AI systems in production. Previously, I worked on ML tooling at NVIDIA (core dev of NeMo), Snorkel AI, and Netflix. I also founded and sold an AI infra startup.

Running a startup taught me that being a founder is incredibly hard, so I try to support founders in any way I can. Some startups I’ve worked with included Convai, OctoAI, and Photoroom.

I graduated from Stanford, where I taught ML Systems. The lectures became the foundation for the book Designing Machine Learning Systems, which is an Amazon #1 bestseller in AI and has been translated into 10+ languages (very proud)!

My new book AI Engineering (2025) has been the most read book on the O’Reilly platform since its launch.

I spend a lot of time reading (instead of working). I like books that make me think and are also fun to read. I review books @chipslib and on Goodreads.

I’m active on GitHub. You can also find me on Google Scholar. I frequently speak at and occasionally host events.

I enjoy learning about fun technical challenges and collaborating with great teams. Reach out if you want to find a way to work together!