Chao Yao
Software Engineer at Awesung
New York City Metropolitan Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolChao Yao is a versatile software engineer with 11 years of industry experience and a Master’s in Computer Science from Arizona State University, currently based in the New York City area. He blends strong proficiency in Java, Python, C++, and JavaScript with applied robotics and control knowledge from a PhD-level background in robotic software engineering. His recent roles span fast-paced consulting and product teams, including software engineering positions at Awesung, TechWithU, Baanyan, and SAIC Volkswagen, where he contributed to mixed-domain systems. Comfortable across the stack, he moves between algorithmic control problems and production-grade application development. Actively transitioning academic robotics expertise into commercial software, he is particularly effective at integrating control algorithms into real-world systems. He is open to roles that leverage both his robotics research depth and broad software engineering toolkit.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master of computer science, Master of computer science at Arizona State University
Github Skills (41)
simulator10
ros10
gazebosim9
drones9
simulation9
ignition9
robot-simulator9
gazebo-simulator9
yarp9
robotics-simulation9
rover8
mavlink8
autopilot8
px47
fusion7
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
leonhartyao/leonhartyao.github.io
Jan 2023 - Jan 2025
Source code for personal web pages
Contributions:10 PRs, 49 pushes, 7 branches in 2 years
web-personal
leonhartyao/ansible-nas
Nov 2023 - Sep 2024
Ansible playbook for my private home server.
Contributions:4 pushes in 10 months
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