Yuan Yu
Software Engineer at Google
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolYuan Yu is a seasoned software engineer with 14 years of experience building large-scale systems across Google, AWS, and multiple Amazon teams, with deep roots in operating systems, information security, and robotics. He blends low-level craftsmanship (ASM, C/C++, OS internals, x86) with high-productivity engineering in Python, Go, Java and cloud-native tooling, and has shipped features for delivery, Prime, and security platforms. His work spans robotics and ROS through AWS RoboMaker to IoT and big-data abstractions, often emphasizing clear diagrams and technical writing to make complex systems approachable. An author of best-selling operating system books in China and an experienced technical writer, he brings an unusual combination of teaching ability and production-grade engineering. Based in Seattle, he pairs pragmatic optimization experience (e.g., massive preprocessing speedups and low-latency route engines) with a security-first mindset. Colleagues can expect a practical polyglot who moves fluidly between system internals and cloud-scale services while documenting decisions for long-term maintainability.
14 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Business Administration, Business Administration at Shandong University
French, English, Chinese
Stackoverflow
99reputation
24kreached
3answers
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Github Skills (52)
client-library10
uefi9
ruby9
linux9
firmware9
ros9
cpp8
package-manager8
macos8
python8
homebrew8
amazon-polly8
amazon7
robot7
cloudwatch7
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
yyu/OmniGraffleStencils
Nov 2017 - Nov 2017
Contributions:3 commits, 2 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
yyu/agile-conf
Jul 2017 - Aug 2022
Contributions:64 pushes, 1 branch, 1 issue in 5 years 2 months
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