Cathy Y
Software Engineer at Tableau
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolCathy Y is a software engineer with 13 years of experience who blends a rare mix of technical depth and visual storytelling, currently building products at Tableau while completing an MS in Computer Science at Stanford. Her background spans internships at Google, Meta, Coupang, and Tableau, plus research and teaching roles at Stanford where she scripted and produced explainer videos on algorithmic fairness and led CS106A sections. Trained as a BA in Art Practice, she brings design sensibility to engineering—creating visual assets, digitizing art collections, and directing creative work for campus organizations. Based in Seattle, she excels at translating complex systems into clear, engaging visual narratives and pragmatic software solutions. An observant collaborator, she often bridges research, pedagogy, and product to make technical ideas more accessible.
13 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Computer Science, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science at Stanford University School of EngineeringBachelor of Arts - BA, Art Practice, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Art Practice at Stanford University
English, Chinese
Github Skills (38)
melpa10
emacs-lsp10
vim10
emacs10
spacemacs10
parser8
computer-vision8
parse8
image-processing8
image8
zeplin8
parser-combinators7
nom7
latex7
python7
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
codetrick/a-fmm
Feb 2013 - Aug 2017
Contributions:11 commits, 1 push in 4 years 6 months
codetrick/codetrick.github.io
Dec 2016 - Feb 2019
Contributions:19 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 1 month
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