Kent Wills
San Francisco, California, United States
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Top SchoolKent Wills is a seasoned engineering leader with 12+ years of experience who has scaled teams and systems across Yelp—from infrastructure and developer productivity to consumer-facing search and AI-driven experiences. Currently leading Yelp’s Relevance and core Consumer Experience groups, he drives next-gen search, natural language ranking, and 0→1 GenAI integrations used by millions. He’s grown multiple directors and built platform teams that modernized Yelp’s web stack, cut significant infrastructure costs, and launched product-facing AI like Yelp Assistant. A former Army officer, he blends disciplined operational leadership with technical depth (MSc in Computer Science) and coaches other engineers and leaders through career transitions. He also advises startups and VC networks, carving out time for high-leverage engineering work and public speaking.
12 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MSc), Computer Science, Master of Science (MSc), Computer Science at University of MarylandB.S.E., Computer Engineering, B.S.E., Computer Engineering at University of Pittsburgh
English
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (71)
docker-container10
refactoring10
yelp-fusion-api10
yelp10
crazyflie10
unix9
javascript9
init9
python9
synchronize9
linter9
seccomp9
docker9
react9
sensu9
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
kentwills/dotfiles
Feb 2015 - Jun 2024
Contributions:17 pushes, 1 branch in 9 years 5 months
Yelp/beans
Feb 2017 - Aug 2021
Bringing people together, one cup of coffee at a time
Contributions:5 releases, 10 reviews, 64 commits in 4 years 6 months
reactcoffeejavascriptbringingcup
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