Weilin Chou

Inspirer
DISC Type : di

Director of Engineering at Shippo

San Diego, California, United States

Overview

Weilin is the Director of Engineering at Shippo, where he leads teams developing scalable systems across platform engineering, data infrastructure, and AI/ML products. An alumnus of UCLA Anderson and UC San Diego, colleagues describe him as supportive, a skilled communicator, and a great manager.

He is a co-inventor on two patents for a configurable online public key infrastructure (PKI) management framework.

Personality Overview

Fast Adopter

Achievment Oriented

Generous

They don’t mind taking a stand if they believe in something.  They respond well to objective pitches but also attach some value to relationships. They measure a product on its merit but can be influenced by strong testimonials.

Topics They Care About

AI-Powered Products
He leads ML/AI product development at Shippo and celebrated the launch of "Shippo Estimate, " a predictive, ML-driven tool that provides value to merchants.
Scalable Data Systems
His role involves owning and scaling the data platform and analytics ecosystem, ensuring systems remain reliable as data complexity grows.
Engineering Leadership
He is passionate about building high-performing software teams, with an 11-year tenure at a previous company and several promotions at Shippo.

Media Appearances

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Work History

12-2025
Director of Engineering at Shippo
9-2024 - 11-2025
Senior Software Development Engineer, Data and AI at Shippo
3-2022 - 9-2024
Senior Software Engineering Manager, Core API + Platform at Shippo
5-2021 - 3-2022
Senior Software Engineering Manager at Kiran Analytics, A Verint Company
4-2015 - 5-2021
Software Engineering Manager at Kiran Analytics, A Verint Company

Education

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from UCLA Anderson School of Management
B.S from UC San Diego

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Insights For Selling To Weilin

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Keep your pitch focused on the impact but insert some anecdotes into it
  • Refer to testimonials from well known people to highlight the value of your product
  • Acknowledge their status and position during the conversation

DONT's

  • Avoid focusing only on the product or its ROI, keep building trust subtly
  • Don’t be very informal even if they are being so themselves
  • Don't be unorganized, be prepared for the pitch

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Weilin is

  • Belief in the value of the product, relationship and a sense of accomplishment matter the most.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Weilin

  • They are not shy of saying no if they do not develop trust in your product.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Weilin move?

  • If they develop confidence in your product and you, then they can make fast decisions.
  • Can Weilin take some risk or not?

  • If necessary, they have the ability to take risky decisions.

You And Weilin

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