# Daniel Y.

> Staff Software Engineer - AI/ML Platform at Uber

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/daniely

## Work Experience
### Staff Software Engineer @ Uber
Jan 2022 – Present | Sunnyvale, California, United States
GenAI Solution Building and Platformization:
- Enterprise intelligence (knowledge base)
- Action-oriented agentic framework
- Performance driven close loop evaluation and reinforcement learning. 
 
Uber AI Platform:
- Lead serving latency/cost optimization for Uber Generative AI applications
- AI infra resource management and optimization (GPU distributed training and serving)

### CTO / Co-founder @ Stealth Startup
Jan 2015 – Jan 2021 | Santa Clara, California, United States
•	Led the design and construction of online learning/marketing platform based on IaaS, Serverless, and Cloud Edu services.
•	Grew the international online-onsite professional training business from 0 to $1.8M+ revenue.
•	Led data collection and analysis efforts to drive growth. Grew user base by 10x and LTV by 2x with strategic analysis.
•	Built and managed an international cross-functional team with 20+ engineers, recruiters, distributors, and educators.

### CTO/Co-Founder @ Stealth
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018
•	Designed and launched a gamified E-learning App/Program for students in Shanghai to learn AI and ML models.
•	Led engineer team to architect the E-learning App with gamified LMS and customized AI/ML model playground. 
•	Optimized user experience, prioritized product dev, and iterated MVP based on weekly stakeholder feedback.
•	Strategized go-to-market approach based on market research and partnership, raised ¥4M, got 150+ enrollments in 2 weeks.


## Education
### Doctor of Philosophy - PhD in Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Dartmouth College

### Bachelor's degree
Shanghai Jiao Tong University


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

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Last updated: 2026-04-12