# Jin Yi > Principal Software Engineer - Cotality (formerly CoreLogic) Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/jinyi CAREER HIGHLIGHTS - Optimized core system performance, leading up to 90% reduction in operational costs across a large-scale software infrastructure. - Spearheaded the migration of legacy systems in modern GCP-based architecture, improving system uptime by 75% and significantly enhancing reliability and scalability. - Led three cross-functional teams to design microservice-based platforms for weather applications, driving improvements in data quality, scalability, and reliability. The solution became a company-wide standard, delivering significant performance gains and cost savings. - Developed the 3504XR chassis, contributing to $20M+ in initial sales revenue. - Engineered plug-and-play models that improved engineering efficiency by 330%, streamlining development workflows. - Earned MVP recognition within six months for driving architectural vision and leading the end-to-end rebuild of a legacy weather impact system, delivering high-impact, customer-facing solutions ahead of schedule. ## Work Experience ### Principal Software Engineer @ Cotality Jan 2022 – Present | United States - Piloting a high-velocity AI pipelines that streamlined the engineering lifecycle, enabling a 3x increase in deployment frequency for mission-critical insurance microservices. - Pioneered the processing of maps and weather data overlaying parcels increasing the performance of visualization, background processing and precision. - Led a migration project of one of the WeatherLabs flagship products to a modernization utilizing up to date technology stacks for easy maintainability and infrastructure. - Spearheaded the migration of legacy systems in modern GCP-based architecture, improving system uptime by 75% and significantly enhancing reliability and scalability. - Optimizing core software systems to deliver a 90% reduction in operational costs through advanced performance tuning. - Architecting and implementing microservice platforms for weather applications, boosting scalability and influencing org-wide adoption. - Collaborated with stakeholders to define roadmaps and delivered projects with a 100% on-time completion rate. - Mentored junior engineers, led code reviews, and cultivated a culture of engineering excellence. - Earned MVP recognition within six months for driving architectural vision and leading the end-to-end rebuild of a legacy weather impact system, delivering high-impact, customer-facing solutions ahead of schedule. ### Software Engineer @ Alteryx Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | United States - Developed a prototype to transition Designer, the flagship product, to the cloud. - Actively developed third party database and storage connectors. ### Software Engineer 3 - SketchUp @ Trimble Inc. Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Boulder, Colorado - Designed and developed the C and Ruby SDKs for extension development, along with core model application components to support new features and feature flagging capabilities. - Delivered technical presentations to global audiences of developers and clients at SketchUp DevCamp and 3D BaseCamp. ### Software Engineer 2 - SketchUp @ Trimble Inc. Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Boulder, Colorado ### Software Engineer II @ APCON Jan 2014 – Jan 2016 | Wilsonville, OR - Designed and developed a plug-and-play model for chassis and blades, resulting in a massive improvement in process efficiency from start to completion. - Designed and developed the 3504XR chassis, contributing millions in revenue from product launch date. ### Software Engineer I @ APCON Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | Wilsonville, OR • Designed and developed the Graphical User Interface (GUI) for APCON’s Multi-Stage Filter; created a structure and interface to make it easy for customers to configure a filter with multiple levels to better direct incoming or outgoing data streams; follow up project to apply to a new series of chassis • Created a generic XML engine for controllers in APCON switches to communicate back and forth between the back end (backplane) to the front-end layers (GUI, network ports/connectors, built-in modules, etc. ) • Assisted with design and development of the aggregation database to route network traffic in APCON’s new, more powerful XR switches; updated software for existing legacy products • Designed and developed the GUI for a networking board (IntellaStore II® blade); advanced features allow a user to capture data packets to a storage device for later analysis; follow-up project to design and develop the GUI for shared destination aggregations to allow configure multiple captures • Developed and ran unit and integration test cases; review functional tests to support the Quality Assurance team ### IT Support @ COSINe Helpdesk Jan 2009 – Jan 2013 | Oregon State University IT support for the College of Science. Provide computer and network support for users and help them with any technical issues. ### Research Undergraduate @ Oregon State University Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | Corvallis, OR - Utilized the annotation tool's to help further the studies of computer vision at Oregon State University ## Education ### Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Computer Science - Computer Systems Oregon State University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jin-yi-77713843 --- Source: https://flows.cv/jinyi JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/jinyi/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-12