Jack Wu

Questioner
DISC Type : c

Director of Engineering, Data Platform at Altruist

San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Overview

Jack Wu is the Director of Engineering at Altruist, where he leads the Data Platform, ML, and AI teams. Educated at Tsinghua University and the University of Arizona, his career includes managing planet-scale infrastructure for Pokémon GO at Niantic and leading platform teams at Scale AI. Colleagues describe him as competent, thorough, and diligent.

Outside of his core responsibilities, Jack has explored different programming paradigms, having taken courses in Functional Programming with Scala and iOS development. He maintains a professional interest in major financial firms like Goldman Sachs, aligning with his current work in the fintech sector at Altruist.

He holds a patent for a system designed to increase the relevance of digest emails for members of online groups.

Personality Overview

Systematic

Not Easily Convinced

Price-Sensitive

They prefer to analyze every situation thoroughly.
  They are more likely than others to negotiate on pricing and terms. They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point.

Topics They Care About

Scaling Data Infrastructure
He has led teams building petabyte-scale data lakes and managed infrastructure for globally recognized products like Pokémon GO.
Applied ML & AI
His current and previous roles focus on applying ML and AI to data platforms, including building a "Shopping Graph" and using LLMs for data analysis.
AI-Native Talent
He is actively recruiting "AI-native software engineers" at Altruist, showing a commitment to fostering the next generation of talent in artificial intelligence.

Media Appearances

Jack has no verified media appearances

Work History

8-2025
Director of Engineering, Data Platform at Altruist
2023 - 2025
Director of Engineering, Shopping Graph, Applied ML & AI at Slickdeals
2023 - 2023
Senior Manager / Senior Staff Engineer, Data Platform at Nuna Inc.
2020 - 2023
Head of Platform & Infrastructure at Scale AI
2018 - 2020
Manager of Platform Infrastructure / Staff Engineer at Niantic, Inc.

Education

Master of Science from University of Arizona
Bachelor of Science from Tsinghua University

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Insights For Selling To Jack

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Share as much information as possible regarding your product
  • If you have a lower priced product compared to the competition, call out the same
  • Emphasise more on facts and measurable benefits

DONT's

  • Avoid rushing them, be polite and patient
  • Avoid phrases like ‘do not worry about’, ‘no one compares to’ etc.
  • Don’t try to be too friendly or informal with them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Jack is

  • Confidence that the product provides ROI, effective pricing and process adherence matter the most to them.

  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Jack

  • It doesn’t come naturally to them but they can say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Jack move?

  • They can move at a reasonable pace while making their decisions if they have the necessary information.

  • Can Jack take some risk or not?

  • They can take risk if they are convinced that they have analyzed the circumstances well.


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