# Allyson Yao

> SWE @ Warner Bros. Discovery

Location: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/allyson

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Warner Bros. Discovery
Jan 2024 – Present
- Working in the Media Supply Chain team

### Member @ Rewriting the Code
Jan 2022 – Present

### Software Engineer Intern @ Warner Bros. Discovery
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | Bellevue, Washington, United States
- Implemented a solution to address the challenge of identifying and notifying stuck jobs within the Apache Kafka content processing pipeline 
- Created an API endpoint using REST architecture and Golang to retrieve stuck job details based on specified parameters, leading to improved monitoring and resolution efficiency
- Integrated Kubernetes cronjobs and logging mechanisms to regularly assess job status by utilizing Kibana for efficient log analysis, enabled real-time tracking of stuck job counts by orchestrating the generation of metrics and visualizing the data through Grafana, and configured PagerDuty alerts to proactivity notify source system teams when stuck job thresholds were exceeded to ensure timely intervention
- Worked within the Global Metadata Service team with 10+ engineers

### Tutor and Grader @ Harvey Mudd College
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023
-	Part-time Tutor and Grader for CS 60: Principles of Computer Science, CS 70: Data Structures and Program Development, and CS 105: Computer Systems

### Software Engineer Intern @ Pure Storage
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022
- Built a local backup feature for enterprise customers that enhances FlashArray, Pure
Storage’s software-driven storage system
- Designed and implemented unit tests for the new backup feature using C++ and Python
- Disabled errors and blocks in the code base to enable customers to use this feature
- Collaborated with a mentor to enhance code quality by reviewing and discussing code on
a weekly basis

### Innovations Team Lead Coder @ Claremont Women in Business
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Claremont, California, United States
- Built and presented an IOS roommate matching app using Flutter to the Dean of Students at Claremont McKenna College

### Computer Science Instructor @ Juni Learning
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021
-	Taught private online coding classes (Python, Java) to middle and high schoolers
-	Problem solved and used critical thinking on various custom projects for students

### Web Development Intern @ BearHouse Innovations
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021
-	Assisted with developers to create a Dad 102 app using React Native and Expo Go
-	Reviewed code and assessed the impact of submitted changes

### Software Engineer Intern @ Microsoft
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019
- Created and presented a task pane to allow users to share their Office 365 subscription
- Collaborated with one intern and mentors in the Office team


## Education
### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Science
Harvey Mudd College
Jan 2020 – Jan 2024

### Holy Names Academy
Jan 2016 – Jan 2020


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/allyson-yao

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Last updated: 2026-03-23