# Emilie Yao

> Ability over knowledge

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

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Lyft
Jan 2021 – Present

### VP Engineering @ Perfect Price
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area
• Collaborated with other executives to deliver against quarterly objectives
• Planned the development of new software features and led engineering sprints
• Integrated with 10 property management platforms to open up the sales funnel
• Built APIs to drive application usage and partner integration

### Data Scientist @ Perfect Price
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area
• Consulted with enterprise clients to uncover business opportunities using AI
• Owned the data pipeline that consumed data and produced predictions
• Implemented an interface to allow on-demand price optimization and deployment
• Introduced a supply model that optimized pricing based on sales performance and inventory availability

### Distributed Systems Teaching Assistant @ Carnegie Mellon University
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017
• Held office hours and assist students with coding problems in labs

### Java Teaching Assistant @ Carnegie Mellon University
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016
• Held recitation and office hours to assist students in learning OOP concepts


## Education
### Master’s Degree in Information Systems Management
Carnegie Mellon University

### Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration
National Cheng Chi University


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

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Last updated: 2026-03-29