Delong Gao
Software Engineer at Shopify
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolDelong Gao is a seasoned software engineer with 13 years of industry experience and a track record of advancing from junior developer to principal engineer and team lead. Currently at Shopify in Seattle, he previously led a cross-functional team building mission-critical enterprise software for Cibus’s Rapid Trait Development System. He excels at turning complex domain requirements into robust, maintainable solutions and has a history of raising development standards while recruiting and mentoring engineers. His academic background includes a Master’s in Information Management from the University of Washington, reflecting a strong foundation in both technical and information strategy. Known for blending hands-on coding with technical leadership, he brings product-focused engineering judgment to both startups and mature product teams. A detail that often goes under the radar: he has repeatedly progressed internal engineering practices over decade-long tenures, demonstrating both technical depth and organizational impact.
13 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree Information Management, Master's degree Information Management at University of WashingtonBachelor's degree Management, Bachelor's degree Management at Northwest A&F University
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Github Skills (45)
rails10
ruby10
cpp10
mortar10
science10
computer-science10
microsoft-edge9
safari9
mvc9
dom9
google-chrome9
ruby-on-rails9
html9
activerecord9
w3c8
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
delongGao/teds
Mar 2014 - May 2014
Contributions:11 commits in 2 months
delongGao/locus_media
Jan 2015 - Jul 2015
Contributions:25 pushes, 3 branches in 5 months
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