Yi Gu
Software Developer at Google
Canada
Summary
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Senior🎓
Top SchoolYi Gu is a software developer with around a decade of experience in C/C++ and over five years focused on parallel computing, currently contributing to Google’s engineering efforts. With a PhD-level research background and years as a teaching assistant, Yi pairs strong technical depth with clear communication and mentorship skills. He has practical front-end standards experience through contributions to the widely used web-platform-tests project, validating CSS and animation behaviors used across browsers. Past roles span systems work at NetEase and prototyping data models at Bloomberg, plus impactful internships improving core Google Photos algorithms. Comfortable leading projects or collaborating in teams, Yi consistently balances rigorous research thinking with shipping pragmatic, test-driven solutions.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science at University of AlbertaMaster's degree, Computer Science, Master's degree, Computer Science at Zhejiang University
Github Skills (9)
html10
css10
web-animations10
javascript10
test-automation10
testing10
dom9
browser8
web-standards8
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
web-platform-tests/wpt
Jun 2017 - Jan 2023
Test suites for Web platform specs — including WHATWG, W3C, and others
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:39 commits in 5 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Yi contributed to the `web-platform-tests/wpt` repository by implementing and testing web platform specifications related to CSS and animations. Their commits focused on CSS positioning, specifically addressing issues with sticky elements and hyperlinks within scrollable containers. The user also worked on animation-related tests, including animation worklets, scroll timelines, and handling display properties. These contributions involved creating and modifying HTML and JavaScript files to test and validate web standards.
microsoft-edgetest-runnerspecssafarifirefox
yi-gu/FedCM
Nov 2021 - Oct 2024
A privacy preserving federated identity Web API
Contributions:4 PRs, 43 pushes, 6 branches in 2 years 10 months
apiprivacysecurityweb-apiidentity
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