Workflow · workflow
Strava ML intern prototypes post search and recommendation using vector embeddings and Vertex AI
Strava users could not easily find relevant posts and content within the app, and new users lacked discovery mechanisms to connect with non-connected peers or access interesting content.
How it works
Common implementation structure
How this type of workflow is generally built, generalized across documented cases — not tied to any one vendor's stack. Click any stage to read what happens there. Specific products that implement these stages appear in “Tools commonly seen” below.
Stage 1 · Search query submitted
A user submits a search query to retrieve relevant Strava posts.
Tools used
Vertex AI matching engineGCPNLPSnowFlake
Outcome
(not stated)
Results
Volume>4 million
Source
https://medium.com/strava-engineering/amazing-summer-on-ml-team-search-recommendation-308223bb2b75
Grounding & classification
Source type: technical build writeup
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