Steven Yan is a Principal Software Engineer based in San Francisco with nine years of experience focused on cloud-native networking, DevOps, and automation at scale. He has advanced from network architect and senior network engineering roles into staff and principal engineering positions at Walmart Global Tech, driving cloud-native network design and delivery for large e-commerce infrastructure. Steven blends deep routing and WAN expertise (BGP/MPLS/IPsec) with modern platform automation, helping teams achieve zero-downtime changes and resilient production operations. He is a hands-on team lead, mentor, and instructor who thrives on translating legacy network practices into automated, cloud-first patterns. Notably, his background includes on-call and Black Friday production support, reflecting a strong bias for operational reliability under pressure. He pairs practical network engineering roots with a curiosity for cloud-native stacks and automation platform development.
9 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Barchelor of Science, Environmental Science, Barchelor of Science, Environmental Science at Anhui Normal University
Contributions:7 PRs, 20 pushes, 6 branches in 21 days
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Steven Yan - Staff Software Engineer at Walmart Global Tech