Wei Xia

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Senior Software Engineer at Google DeepMind

New York, New York, United States

Overview

Wei is a Senior Software Engineer at Google DeepMind, focusing on Audio, LLMs, and Multimodal R&D. He holds a Ph. D. from Columbia University with deep expertise in audio-visual speech recognition and natural language processing, backed by numerous research internships at Google and Tencent.

He is passionate about mentorship and recently guided high school students in developing an LLM-based coding instructor. Having recently moved to New York after completing his doctorate, he enjoys reconnecting with his professional network and exploring the city.

Unique fact: Wei helped create an interactive AI tool designed to teach programming languages to high school students.

Personality Overview

Thorough Evaluator

Fast But Analytical

Quality Focused

They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service  They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical

Topics They Care About

Multimodal R&D
His current role at Google DeepMind is centered on research and development involving audio, large language models, and multimodality.
Audio-Visual Speech
A core focus of his Ph. D. and work at Google, where he tackles complex challenges in speech recognition and NLP.
Mentorship in Tech
He actively mentors students, recently leading a project with Stuyvesant High School students to build an LLM-powered coding instructor.

Media Appearances

Wei has no verified media appearances

Work History

11-2024
Senior Software Engineer at Google DeepMind
8-2022 - 10-2024
Software Engineer at Google
9-2021 - 12-2021
Student Researcher at Google
6-2021 - 8-2021
Research Intern at Google
5-2020 - 8-2020
Research Intern at Tencent

Education

Wei has no verified education history

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Insights For Selling To Wei

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like ‘the ROI of this’, ‘X% more’ etc.
  • Showcase how you can impact results but also make sure that you share detailed information too
  • Showcase your competitive superiority clearly when possible or address it at the minimum

DONT's

  • Avoid self-deprecating references or general informality, it could decrease their trust in you
  • Avoid too much small talk, just a few formal pleasantries should be fine
  • Avoid making strong statements, instead invite them to agree with you by asking them questions

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Wei is

  • ROI matters the most to them, followed by process and finally proof of results
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Wei

  • They might hesitate a little, but will go ahead and say no when necessary (or asked)

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Wei move?

  • They are unlikely to move very fast, especially when it comes to new products or services
  • Can Wei take some risk or not?

  • They have relatively low risk-appetite and are not very likely to go for something unproven and risky

You And Wei

Personality Compatibility


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