Summary
Emily Ye is a Senior Software Engineer at Shopify with seven years of experience building frontend experiences and infrastructure, promoted internally from a sequence of Dev Degree internships across full-stack, backend, Android, and front-end roles. A Carleton University alum with a dual interest in computer science and psychology, she combines human-centered thinking with strong TypeScript/React and performance-focused engineering. At Shopify she has worked on developer experience, dependency management, deploy pipelines, and refactoring patterns—roles that highlight both product-facing UI work and behind-the-scenes platform reliability. Based in Ottawa, Emily is at home iterating on complex web systems and bridging gaps between front-end performance and developer tooling. A former lifeguard and SHAD fellow, she brings disciplined teamwork and mentorship habits honed outside of software.
7 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
BCS, BCS at Carleton University