Chen Dingjia, who has served as chief technology officer of the short video platform Kuaishou since 2015, is stepping down from the role to devote more time to his family and personal affairs, local media outlet 36Kr reported Tuesday. Chen will become an honorary lifetime advisor to the company, according to the report. Vice Presidents Yu Yue and Yu Bing, who oversee recommendation algorithms and technology development respectively, will take over the corresponding management responsibilities for technical work and report to CEO Cheng Yixiao. Chen, who was educated at Tsinghua University, was previously responsible for technology development, product testing, operations and maintenance. [36Kr, in Chinese]