Yao Sun is an engineering leader and co-founder based in Toronto with eight years of experience building and scaling product-focused engineering teams. He has led cross-functional squads and engineering organizations, driving initiatives from data pipeline and CI/CD improvements to generative AI infrastructure on GCP. At Moves he created an engineering career framework, automated testing and build pipelines, and upgraded full-stack technologies while aligning engineering to product OKRs. Prior roles in blockchain and research-focused teams gave him deep experience in consensus, smart contracts, and low-level platform design. Yao combines hands-on systems design with people-first leadership—implementing processes like rotating technical leads to grow talent and preserve culture. He pairs an M.Eng. in Computer Engineering from University of Toronto with a founder’s mindset for turning complex technical roadmaps into delivered outcomes.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) Computer Engineering, Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) Computer Engineering at University of Toronto
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