Summary
Albert Yau is a senior software and data engineer with a unique scientist-to-engineer trajectory, blending 11 years of industry experience and 15+ years of scientific training in oceanography and climate science. Based in New York, he has moved from graduate research and HPC support into production data engineering roles at dv01 and R1 RCM, now leading software efforts that connect rigorous scientific thinking with scalable data systems. He specializes in turning complex environmental and financial datasets into reliable pipelines and analytics, drawing on advanced training from Stony Brook, UC San Diego, and CUHK. Colleagues rely on his ability to translate domain-specific models into production-ready code and robust data infrastructure. A former oceanographer and climate scientist, he brings uncommon domain expertise to data engineering problems, enabling better-informed product decisions and more interpretable data products.
11 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Exchange Student Computer Science/Mathematics, Exchange Student Computer Science/Mathematics at University of California, Berkeley
Exchange Student Physics/Astronomy, Exchange Student Physics/Astronomy at University of Toronto
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
Master of Philosophy - MPhil Marine and Atmospheric Science, Master of Philosophy - MPhil Marine and Atmospheric Science at Stony Brook University
University of California, San Diego
Chinese, English