Edward Wang is a Data and Software Engineer based in the San Francisco Bay Area with eight years of experience building data-driven systems using Python, AWS, SQL, and Redshift. He blends backend engineering and DevOps sensibilities to deliver reliable ETL pipelines and scalable analytics infrastructure, with a strong emphasis on testing and code quality. Edward has contributed bug fixes and user-facing improvements to the widely used Apache Airflow project, demonstrating practical open-source impact on workflow reliability and UX. A UCLA Mathematics of Computation graduate, he brings mathematical rigor to data engineering problems and a knack for catching edge cases (for example, fixing divide-by-zero retry issues). Colleagues rely on him for pragmatic solutions that bridge data models, orchestration, and operational stability.
7 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science - BS, Mathematics of Computation, Bachelor of Science - BS, Mathematics of Computation at University of California, Los Angeles
Apache Airflow - A platform to programmatically author, schedule, and monitor workflows
Role in this project:
Backend & DevOps Engineer
Contributions:25 reviews, 11 PRs, 54 comments in 1 year
Contributions summary:Edward primarily contributed to bug fixes and minor feature enhancements within the Apache Airflow project. Their work included addressing issues related to retry mechanisms, specifically fixing a divide-by-zero error and patching retry delay tests. The user also made improvements to the UI, such as navigating directly to DAGs from the search typeahead list and fixing assertions in tests. These contributions demonstrate a focus on code quality, testing, and improving user experience.
Find and Hire Top DevelopersWe’ve analyzed the programming source code of over 60 million software developers on GitHub and scored them by 50,000 skills. Sign-up on Prog,AI to search for software developers.