# Derek Yang

> Software Engineer

Location: San Mateo, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/derekyang

Dedicated software engineer with an unwavering commitment to continuous learning and growth, consistently aiming for excellence in every project.

Languages and Technologies: Cypress | Django | Flask | FastAPI | GraphQL | JavaScript | MongoDB | PostgreSQL | Python | Pytest | PyTorch | React | Solidity | AWS | BitBucket | Jira | Hardhat | Sentry | Snowflake

## Work Experience
### Research Software Developer @ Stanford University School of Medicine
Jan 2019 – Present
• Deploy web apps for peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) with EC2, HTML/CSS, and JavaScript
• Customize and train PyTorch machine learning models for medical imaging research datasets
• Develop research software as needed: largest contour identifier, confusion matrix displays, and image pre-processing scripts

### Software Engineer @ Basis
Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco Bay Area
•   Developed backend for a customer-facing SaaS web application which showcased financial data for multiple clients and facilitated banking integrations via secure OAuth flows.
•   Served as frontline during on-call rotations to debug, fix, and triage client issues (full-stack), ensuring rapid and precise resolution.
•   Developed banking integrations (both direct and OAuth partner) with major financial institutions such as but not limited to: American Express, Wells Fargo, and Brex.
•   Designed and implemented E2E tests for core products: double ledger entry api, banking integrations, and financial data SaaS web app.
•   Optimized Test Efficiency by 40% significantly reducing developer time spent on testing and accelerating product delivery cycles.

### Software Engineer @ Nium
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023
• Developed a mobile-first neo-bank app and stablecoin to fiat API
• Top-tier prospects included Mastercard, Circle, and DC comics.
• Responsible for all aspects of the software development lifecycle including software architecture, translating stakeholder requirements, deployments, bug monitoring, etc
• Built scalable solutions with FastAPI, GraphQL, React-Admin, and achieved >90% test coverage
• Led continuing education sessions for other engineers to level up team members

### System Administrator @ California State University - East Bay
Jan 2017 – Jan 2021
• Executed with department the transition to online education due to COVID, proficiently troubleshooting Learning Management systems, delivering technical support, and documenting effective solutions
• Presented at DET/CHE (Directors of Educational Technology) representing the Online Campus department
• Developed and deployed an AI chatbot tutor with a user base of >200 users

### Sports Technologist @ United States Olympic Committee
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Colorado, United States
•   Interned with the United States Olympic committee to provide athlete motion analysis in preparation for Rio 2016.


## Education
### B.S. Computer Science
Oregon State University
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019

### Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Masters of Science (M.S. 2016), Kinesiology and Exercise Science
California State University - East Bay
Jan 2012 – Jan 2016


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/yangd01234567

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Source: https://flows.cv/derekyang
JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/derekyang/resume.json
Last updated: 2026-03-20