# Muzi Gao

> Software Engineer

Location: New York, New York, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/muzi

## Work Experience
### Lead Software Engineer @ Capital One
Jan 2024 – Present | New York, New York, United States

### Tech Lead Manager | Engineering Manager @ Gro Intelligence
Jan 2019 – Jan 2024 | New York, New York, United States
Manage a team of 12 frontend and backend engineers (including 2 unit leads), driving the development of Gro’s client-facing products (API, SDK, applications, Excel add-in etc), overseeing all aspects of project planning, technical design, execution, and delivery.

Shipped many features from 0-1 across data discovery, search, data retrieval, data visualization, and on-the-fly computations.

Collaborated closely with the Platform team to implement and integrate the transition from monolithic to microservice architecture, devising a phased approach, defining core data shapes, crafting testing plans, and establishing performance metrics to ensure seamless execution.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams on roadmap, team priorities, and product requirements.

Direct recruitment efforts, facilitated onboarding processes, conducted regular mentorship sessions and performance evaluation.

### Senior Software Engineer | Tech Lead @ Gro Intelligence
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | New York, New York, United States
Led a team of 4-6 individuals, overseeing technical direction, component architecture, and code hygiene. 

As a team, we undertook a complete overhaul of our core API and data visualization platform to accommodate data schema changes from a hierarchical structure to an Ontology model, ensuring consistent data shape and facilitating easier discovery.

Furthermore, we spearheaded the successful launch of several critical product features from scratch, such as self-service onboarding, payment integration and subscription lifecycle management (using Stripe), user authentication/authorization, data discovery (leveraging Apache Solr) as well as the Gro Python SDK.

### Software Engineer @ Gro Intelligence
Jan 2014 – Jan 2017 | New York, New York, United States
Founding member of the in-house engineering team, first hire for API & frontend.
Led the successful evolution of the Gro data insight platform from prototype to a fully operational production-level application.

### Software Engineer @ Yodle
Jan 2013 – Jan 2014
CMS Team:
- Contributed as the major front end developer for Yodle's new generation of CMS. Provided architecture and front end solution for this component-based system, which powered over 10,000 Yodle's clients' websites.
- Collaborated closely with designers, delivering high quality front end work while helping designers balance visual design with dynamic contents. 
- Conducted A/B tests with the team through Optimizely. 

Bootstrap Team:
- "Angularized" Yodle's Bootstrap, a module-based front end framework for all internal products. 

YOBO Team:
- This conference room booking app was the winner during Yodle's hackathon in 2013.

### Tech & UX Design @ Feasted
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014
Feasted is a non-profit meal delivery service for food insecure families. Family meal-time should be luxurious. Not a luxury.

We are the winners of the the Clinton Foundation + SELF Magazine Codeathon.


## Education
### M.S in Computer Science
Columbia University

### B.S in Digital Media Technology
Hunan University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/muzigao
- Website: http://www.muzigao.com

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Last updated: 2026-03-23