Yao Ko is a seasoned software engineer with 15 years of experience, currently leading engineering efforts for Google Fi Wireless out of San Jose. His decade-plus tenure at Google spans roles from Senior Site Reliability Engineer to software engineering leadership, complemented by early-career development at Raptr and Box.net. Yao blends deep reliability and infrastructure expertise with product-focused engineering, shipping scalable services used by millions of users. Trained in computer science at Concordia University and rooted in mechanical engineering studies, he brings a pragmatic systems-thinking approach that surfaces in cross-functional problem solving. Colleagues describe him as a steady technical leader who prefers solving hard operational challenges over headline-grabbing initiatives.
15 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor, Computer Science, Bachelor, Computer Science at Concordia University
Secondary School, Mechanical Engineering, Secondary School, Mechanical Engineering at Instituto Politecnico Modelo
Contributions:456 commits, 32 PRs, 177 pushes in 11 years 5 months
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