Summary
Shaofan Lai is a Senior Software Engineer with 11 years of experience, currently building the next-generation Google Analytics application in the San Francisco Bay Area. He specializes in large-scale analytical systems, having worked on peta-scale, multi-homed data stores that power high-throughput analytics. With an MS in Computer Science from USC and an undergraduate foundation from Sun Yat-sen University, he blends rigorous academic training with practical production experience at Google. Known for shipping robust, data-intensive features, he pairs a systems-oriented mindset with a product focus that drives measurable improvements in analytics reliability and performance. Notably, his background spans both applied research and hands-on engineering across distributed storage and analytics stacks.
11 years of coding experience
Master's degree Computer Science, Master's degree Computer Science at University of Southern California
Undergraduate Computer Science, Undergraduate Computer Science at Sun Yat-sen University
Summer School Academic Writing, Summer School Academic Writing at Miami University