# Michael Yu > Software Engineer @ Databricks Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/michaelyu ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer @ Databricks Jan 2023 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States Databricks SQL ### Software Engineer Intern @ Databricks Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 SQL Gateway Team ### Software Engineer Intern @ Nuro Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 Synthetic Simulation Team ### Software Engineer Intern @ DoorDash Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 • Developed data lineage platform and SQL parser with Python to index ETL, table, and cross-system level lineage for all data processes across DoorDash as part of the Data Catalog project • Built interactive lineage graph view, allowing engineers to perform impact analysis, data governance, and root cause analysis • Created metadata extractor to catalog all registered ETL jobs and make them searchable through a web interface using Neo4j and Elasticsearch ### Software Development Engineer Intern @ Amazon Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 • Designed and developed a parallel resource fetching component using Spring, enabling Alexa backend services to gather resource data in parallel while handling requests • Improved user latency on average by 180 ms, up to a 60% reduction in latency after integrating the component • Implemented load testing to provide thorough insight on end-to-end latency metrics and improvements ### Software Engineer Intern @ NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 • Built React web interface for TAILOR, a system that automates Near Earth Network and Space Network spacecraft compatibility tests, cutting several weeks from the testing timeline • Integrated React Redux to optimize frontend performance, improving availability of mission data with an up to 5x reduction in the delay between database and frontend updates and lowering the re-render rate by 26% • Developed backend feature with Flask that converts DOCX files to PDF, enabling engineers to view test procedure reports in the web interface • Resolved critical Docker configuration bugs, providing the Delay Tolerant Network team with an easily deployable network ground node ### Software Engineer Intern @ SketchyMedical Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 • Developed UI library to improve UI experience for more than 40,000 users using Angular • Optimized performance of admin interface and reduced API calls by caching API responses using RxJS • Created and deployed frontend design system used by entire frontend development team to Heroku ### Research Intern @ UC Irvine Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 - Developed secure network joining protocol using Java, Python, and Linux Bash - Reduced data transfer times by 50% by implementing data serialization method which allowed for greater amounts of data to be sent over sound - Built custom Java library for AES encryption and decryption of data payloads - Automated Raspberry Pi network processes using Linux Bash scripts - Implemented data-over-sound device communication using Python, Java, and Chirp.io SDK ### Android Developer Intern @ UC Irvine Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 - Developed native Android application used to conduct patient trials for iXercise platform using Java and Chirp.io SDK - Enabled researchers to upload patient trial data using their phones by implementing a UDP Client-Server to communicate with middleware - Provided in-app access to real-time biometric data by designing a background service that polls data being broadcast on the network - Incorporated network discovery of medical exercise bike using native Android Network Service Discovery - Implemented user authentication for the administrative interface using the OkHttp Library ### Team Lead @ Rescue Robotics Competition Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 - Designed and built an autonomous quadcopter using Python, OpenCV, Fusion 360, and Mission Planner - Implemented blob detection of orange buckets using Python and OpenCV - Provided on-board location tracking and camera functions using Raspberry Pi - Developed search methodology using Mission Planner which resulted in my team placing 1st in the design review competition - Designed and 3D printed custom parts using Fusion 360 CAD software ## Education ### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Science UCLA ### University High School ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/michaelyu678 --- Source: https://flows.cv/michaelyu JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/michaelyu/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-05