Summary
Yonghui Li is a senior software engineer with 8 years of experience building scalable data platforms and automated ETL pipelines, now working at Walmart after leading data engineering at GoDaddy and Moody’s Analytics. He combines strong AWS/cloud architecture skills, Airflow orchestration, and Python/SQL expertise to turn monthly batch processes into near real-time workflows supporting tens of millions of customers and strict SLAs. Yonghui has deep applied ML and modeling experience—from productionizing SageMaker-registered models to designing NLP and deep learning pipelines—and a background in mathematical simulation and experimental R&D that informs pragmatic, measurement-driven solutions. He’s also an effective technical lead and mentor who introduced template-driven DAG generation, on-call processes, and cross-functional practices that materially reduced development time and operational risk. Based in Oakland, he blends academic rigor from top programs with hands-on delivery across finance, marketing, and industrial domains.
8 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Data science, Data science at The Data Incubator
Machine Learning Engineering Nanodegree Machine Learning Data Science, Machine Learning Engineering Nanodegree Machine Learning Data Science at Udacity
Master's degree, Master's degree at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Master's degree Engineering, Master's degree Engineering at Tsinghua University
Chinese, English