Summary
Tong Yao is a Senior Software Engineer based in the Berlin metro area with six years of experience building modern, responsive web applications and a strong front-end focus using React, TypeScript, and Node.js. Having progressed from telecommunications engineering to full-stack roles at Siemens and CHECK24, he blends systems-level thinking from his Communications Engineering background with a Computational Engineering MS to deliver scalable, performant user experiences. He has a proven track record of refactoring legacy systems, writing unit-tested features in financial services domains, and shipping data visualization and BI-driven dashboards. Currently at Safe, Tong brings a pragmatic, code-quality-first approach and a passion for clean architecture that helps cross-functional teams move faster without sacrificing reliability.
6 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS Computational Engineering, Master of Science - MS Computational Engineering at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg
Bachelor of Engineering - BE Communications Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering - BE Communications Engineering at Shandong University
English, Chinese, German