Summary
Emerson Ye is a software engineer at YouTube with nine years of experience building scalable, cloud-native systems and data platforms. He blends a deep curiosity about statistics with hands-on engineering — from deploying a home database cluster to using Hadoop to analyze tens of thousands of videos in minutes — which shaped his focus on big data engineering and data science. His background spans low-level operational roles at NASA and DevOps automation (Ansible, Docker) to optimizing ML platforms at Zillow by migrating brokers, cutting costs, and improving throughput. Comfortable across infrastructure, automation, and data pipelines, he pushes for high-availability, cost-efficient solutions and enjoys turning statistical insight into production-grade systems.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Torrey Pines High School
San José State University
English, Chinese, Spanish