# Priscilla Yau > Software Engineer at TikTok USDS Joint Venture - Ads Location: Fremont, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/priscillayau • Over 15 years of experience in Software Development • Highly motivated, efficient, problem solver, fast learner and a strong team player • In-depth knowledge of agile methodology and software development lifecycle (SDLC) • Extensive experience in translating business requirements into technical specifications • Expertise in data analysis using business intelligence tools and SQL queries • Strong technical background with extensive software programming experience • Excellent communication, analytical and presentation skills ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer @ TikTok USDS Joint Venture Jan 2026 – Present ### Site Reliability Engineer @ TikTok Jan 2022 – Jan 2026 ### Sr. Product Logistics Analyst @ Synopsys Jan 2013 – Jan 2022 • Create workflow tools with internal APIs for executives to review and approve business request to eliminate manual process and communication • Work closely with technical team on translating business requirements to technical specifications, integration, testing, and release of internal tools • Participate in system design with developers, create use cases, flow charts, and data sample with SQL queries • Assist in QA testing and troubleshooting throughout the development life cycle • Conduct User Acceptance Test (UAT) with stakeholders and obtain sign off • Identify process that can be improved with automation or self-serving tool • Act as the subject matter expert for most of the data source and data relationships • Work with cross-functional teams to improve, consolidate and simplify workflow process by performing gap analysis on existing tools, metrics and dashboards • Provide end user support and training after deployment ### Business Systems Analyst @ NetApp Jan 2006 – Jan 2013 • Managed multiple internal tools projects from design to deployment • Automated scheduled report generation • Solved critical business needs for cross functional teams by analyzing complex dataset and providing ad-hoc reports • Identified requirements from stakeholders and translated into business requirements document (BRD) • Acted as a liaison between business and technical team • Improved product quality and release cadence by generating business critical metrics and dashboards to support release management team ### Realtor @ Intero Real Estate Services Jan 2004 – Jan 2006 • Conducted home buying seminar weekly to educate and guide home buyers about buying process and financing options including savings opportunity • Worked alongside prospective clients to assist them with their needs and answer their questions or concerns • Advised clients about current market situation to better position themselves for greater advantage ### Software Engineer @ Slam Dunk Networks Jan 2000 – Jan 2001 • Solely responsible for developing and improving one of the company’s key applications which allowed user exchange files through the secured SlamDunk Virtual Private Network • Developed multi-threaded client application in Java for secured delivery of any files on any platforms • Designed and developed the Swing GUI for easy administration and configuration of the software • Implemented network monitoring functionality through SNMP and TIBCO Hawk™ • Performed memory usage analysis to debug memory leak problem using JProbe™ ### Web Application Engineer @ iVendor inc. Jan 2000 – Jan 2000 • Designed and developed online shopping cart for clients using JavaServer Page (JSP) • Designed and developed internal online tools using Java Servlets, to help engineers to store customization history for each project • Built front-end applications for customized online stores with back-end integration ### IT Engineering Intern @ Cisco Systems Jan 1999 – Jan 2000 • Implemented internal management tools for managers and directors to access and change their employees’ information, such as job promotion, and salary change • Converted prototypes designed by senior engineer into working applications in Java • Developed applications using Java Servlet, JDBC, JavaScript, and HTML ## Education ### B.S. in Computer Science San José State University ### Carlmont High School ### St Clare's Girls' School ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/priscillayau --- Source: https://flows.cv/priscillayau JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/priscillayau/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-11