Summary
Brian Yee is a Product Manager with 15 years of experience blending development, design, and usability to ship consumer-facing products at scale. He has led product efforts at Snap since 2018 and previously shaped core YouTube experiences after transitioning from UI engineering roles there and at Google. Trained in Human-Computer Interaction at Carnegie Mellon, he brings research-backed interaction design to fast-moving product teams and is comfortable diving into code when needed. His background spans building mobile features, HTML5 player improvements, dark-theme UI work, and prototyping new interaction models like threaded comments. Known for a keen eye for typography and microcopy, he cares as much about subtle UX details as metrics-driven outcomes. Based in Pittsburgh, he’s pragmatic about trade-offs and effective at translating user needs into polished, measurable product experiences.
15 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Human Computer Interaction, Master's degree, Human Computer Interaction at Carnegie Mellon University