# Shane Yuan

> Software Engineer

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

I am a dedicated software engineer currently working at Amazon, with a strong passion for building innovative, high-performance cloud-based applications. My experience at AWS and PayPal has deepened my expertise in developing scalable solutions that make a difference.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Datadog
Jan 2025 – Present | New York, United States

### Software Dev Engineer @ Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Jan 2019 – Jan 2024 | Greater Seattle Area
• Designed and launched the custom domain feature on AWS AppSync.
• Identified and improved a legacy design in the backend system, optimizing the workflow with various AWS services, resulting in a 30% reduction in high-severity issues.
• Developed and implemented multiple full-stack web applications, automating processes and reducing manual work by 50 hours per month..

### Software Engineer @ PayPal
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019
• Built and launched PayPal Here onboarding process in Australia.
• Implemented A/B testing on different onboarding components to test user onboarding rate.

### Software Engineering Instructor Assistant @ Hack Reactor
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area
• Mentored 30+ engineers on building full-stack web applications utilizing front-end frameworks such as ReactJS and AngularJS and server-side library Node.js and Express.js.
• Led group discussions and provided one on one counseling to students for their social, professional, and interpersonal development.
• Conducted technical interviews for program admissions.

### Software Engineer @ Self-Employed
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area
TravelBnB: Backend of lodging service
• Reduced query time by tuning two different databases (Postgres 2ms,  Cassandra 10ms) with table indexing and redesigning schemas.   
• Reduced latency to 25% of original time by implementing Redis cache  with Least Recently Used algorithm.  
• Implemented NGINX load balancer with 4 deployed servers to handle  internet traffic with over 3000 RPS and 0% error rate.   

Yalp: Full-stack crowd-sourced review forum
• Worked with 3 other members to deploy a fully functional web page that  displays details of each individual business.   
• Implemented the image carousel component with React.js and CSS  modules to match with most of the functionality on Yelp.   
• Controlled unit integration with CircleCI paired with jest/enzyme tests to  cover 80% of code base.   
• Containerized and deployed 2 microservices with Docker and Amazon  EC2 to automate deploying workflow.

### MATLAB (Image Processing) Engineer @ Epic Sciences
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Greater San Diego Area
• Developed various MATLAB graphical user interfaces that visualize CLC classification results, improving data representation and user experience
• Collected user feedback on UX and incorporated changes rapidly into subsequent releases 
• Tested and built calibration automation scripts for Axio scanners in a .NET environment with Python
• Managed scanning workflows and data storage using Windows PowerShell and Job Manager

### Engineering Researcher @ Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | San Diego
• Conducted independent research on signal processing and detection theories and applied them on fin whale call recognition
• Implemented and tuned 3 detection algorithms and applied them to real life data sets to compare their efficiency
• Documented testing results and generated MATLAB scripts to visualize algorithm efficiency

### AUV Control Engineer @ Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Jan 2014 – Jan 2016 | Point Loma, California
• Conducted independent research on control theories of AUVs
• Applied knowledge of control theories on to the PID controller of Scripps’ underwater robots
• Built multiple AUV control simulations with Simulink and various toolboxes in MATLAB


## Education
### Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering
UC San Diego

### High School
Taipei American School


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/shaneyuan18

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Last updated: 2026-04-05