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

I’m building in robotics. I work to bring AI to production, and bringing AI to the real world is the next big challenge.

Previously, I worked on ML tooling at NVIDIA (core dev of NeMo), Snorkel AI, and Netflix. I also founded and sold an AI infra company. Startups I’ve invested in or advised include ComfyUI, Sekai, OpenMind, 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 book AI Engineering (2025) was the most read book on the O’Reilly platform in 2025.

I love storytelling. In a past life, I wrote four Vietnamese books of stories about people I met around the world. I also review books @chipslib. I like books that make me think and are also fun to read.

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!