# Aston Yong

> Google SWE | Duke CS & Econ

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/astonyong

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Google
Jan 2023 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area
Promoted and joined the GDC (Google Distributed Cloud) AI Performance team in August 2025, with a focus on Gemini inference for GPUs. Researching and implementing optimizations for better model latency and quality across air-gapped, on-premise, and GKE environments.

Worked on the GKE (Google Kubernetes Engine) AI Infrastructure team from Oct 2023 - August 2025. Launched new GPU/TPU accelerators and developed new fleet maintenance features for improved training and inference reliability.

### Software Engineer Intern @ Google
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | New York, United States
Built full-stack timeline feature for the Developer Environments team using Go, Typescript, and Angular NgRx, expediting integration test analysis for 8,500 Google engineers

### FBU Data Engineering Intern @ Facebook
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022
Streamlined Commerce Growth Intelligence Team workflows by 80% by developing ETL data pipelines, dashboards, and automated alerts using Python and SQL to track Facebook Marketplace notifications

### Software Product Sprint Participant @ Google
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021
- Built a personal portfolio and travel match web app using Java, Javascript, and Google Cloud with a team and Google Mentor
- Participated in Technical Workshops on industry topics

### Bass Connections Software Developer @ Duke University
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021
Developed server tests and prototyped over-the-air updates using Python, C, and MQTT to deploy an early earthquake warning network with an international, cross-functional team

### Data+ Software Engineer @ Duke University
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020
- Highly-selective program in the Duke Rhodes Information Initiative
- Developed data analytics software and Tableau visualizations for Duke foot traffic using Python, pandas, and scikit-learn

### Wired! Lab Undergraduate Researcher @ Duke University
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area
- Art of the Americas Project Front End Developer
- Re-imagining the Nasher Museum exhibit by using augmented reality (AR), 3D digital modeling, and computer photogrammetry to create new artifact interactions

### Google Computer Science Summer Institute @ Google
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Venice, CA
- Developed APParel, a social clothing trading platform
- Applied Python, HTML, CSS, Javascript, Google AppEngine, and Google DataStore coding learned from Google Engineers to create a website and matching algorithm.

### Caltech STEM Research Program Student @ Caltech
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Pasadena, CA
- Developed a Dots and Boxes artificial intelligence using Q-Learning and Monte Carlo Tree Search algorithms
- Explored machine learning concepts like clustering and decision trees in the Hassibi Machine Learning Group

### Engineering Researcher @ USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Greater Los Angeles Area
Introduced to data aggregation, C++, and Arduino while researching biofuel production in the Smith Research Group


## Education
### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Science
Duke University
Jan 2019 – Jan 2022

### San Marino High School
Jan 2015 – Jan 2019


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/aston-yong

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Last updated: 2026-03-22