Summary
Mingyang Gao is a senior software engineer with 14 years of experience building and scaling backend systems for NASDAQ-listed companies and fast-growing startups. He specializes in microservices, distributed systems, and event-driven architectures, with hands-on expertise in Go, PHP, Python, Node.js, Kubernetes and AWS. Mingyang has led architecture and delivery for complex products—ranging from live-streaming and AI engineering projects to influencer commerce and Web3 platforms—often taking systems from prototype to millions of users. A repeat awardee and promoted contributor, he’s known as a reliable, collaborative technical lead who thrives on solving hard operational challenges like streaming recording, analytics, and backend optimization. He co-founded a consumer app that reached over 600,000 users, showing an appetite for product-focused engineering beyond enterprise systems. Based in Calgary, he follows a steady improvement mindset ("每天进步一点点") that underpins both his technical depth and continual learning.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Application Software, Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Application Software at Jilin University
chinese/mandarin, English