# Simon Yang

> Staff Engineer II at VMware

Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/simonyang

.15+ years of experience in a variety of roles within Technical background and Customer support
.13+ years of experience in x86/x86-64 Servers (Server architecture, HW/FW/SW design & development)
.7+ years of experience in storage (NAS/SAN, HW/FW/SW design & development on ARM/PPC/MIPS) and virtualization
.Results-oriented hands-on technology leader with a proven track record in various dynamic environments
.Recognized for leadership, work ethic, and integrity 
.Excellent strategic and tactical development skills which consistently exceeds expectations 
.Excellent leadership skills, with a proven ability to attract, build and motivate a successful team 
.An independent and enthusiastic professional who takes pride in quality work
.Solid experience with C/C++, Java, Python

Specialties:
Processor microarchitecture (x86, ARM, MIPS, PPC) | System architecture | Systems Software/Firmware (UEFI, BMC) | System Virtualization | System Management | Storage Virtualization (NAS, SAN) | Storage Management | Kernel Programming | VMware Stack | Hyper-Converged Infrastructure | Cloud Computing | Edge Computing | Prototyping & Development | Execution & Delivery | Leading Teams | Customer Centricity

## Work Experience
### Staff Engineer II @ VMware
Jan 2019 – Present | Palo Alto, CA

### Senior Architect, Senior Principal Engineer @ Dell EMC
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Shanghai City, China
Senior Architect on VxRail/VxRack Platform Service:
. Drove development of platform service for bare-mental and hyper-converged infrastructure deployment and management
. Led architecture activities for new system enablement and technology initiatives, such as PowerEdge 14G/15G rack servers, 25GbE/NVMe/RDMA/NVDIMM on HCI products
. Responsible for new Hypervisor/SDS (ESXi 6.7/vSAN 6.6) enablement on HCI products

### Software Architect, xClarity Core Component Lead @ Lenovo
Jan 2014 – Jan 2017 | Shanghai City, China
Transitioned to Lenovo as part of System x divestiture from IBM

Act as Tech Lead of Lenovo xClarity Administrator Core Component:
. Collaborated with product management and Architects on the architectural definition, customer requirements analysis, and roadmap decision of Lenovo xClarity Administrator
. Built Lenovo XClarity Administrator from scratch with cross-functional Architects on technical architecture, design documents, and implementation plan
. Led China core team on System enablement of Purley servers, legacy servers (M5, M4 System X servers, Flex, ThinksServer), Storage, Network Switches support, and key features development
. Supported L3 on customer issues

### SW Architect, Advisory Software Engineer @ IBM
Jan 2006 – Jan 2014 | Shanghai
Next Gen. System Management Software
. Collaborated with Product Management and Architects on customer requirements analysis, architectural definition, and roadmap decision.
. Led teams on design & development of next generation system management software

BBISG Owner - IBM PureFlex & System x Partner Coordinator
. Cooperated with worldwide partners on firmware/software delivery for IBM x86 servers
. Collaborated with cross-functional internal teams to shape SW/FW/Update/Security requirements into the architectural vision and roadmap - IBM System X Software Specification (BBSIG)
. In charge of the BBSIG Community to coordinate the interactions between IBM and Partners

The Building Block Software Integration Guide (BBSIG) is the authoritative source of requirements for any software intended to be integrated into IBM PureSystems and System x products. This includes IHV software to support IHV hardware as well as IBM developed software (such as FSM, Director, UEFI, IMM, and tools) to support IBM unique hardware and systems.

ToolsCenter
. Drove design & development of ToolsCenter - System Management Tools set  including discovery, inventory, deployment, diagnostics, update, and monitor.

iSCSI Boot
. Drove & developed a iSCSI boot solution for System x servers and storage

UEFI/BMC Firmware
. Developed & delivered various firmware releases for System x (x86) servers

DSA (Dynamic System Analysis)
. Developed bootable DSA tool on system inventory, diagnostics, update, etc.

### Senior Software Engineer @ Universal Scientific Industrial Co.
Jan 2004 – Jan 2006
Embedded System/Storage Products:
SOHO 4 Disks NAS Storage
.As TL on product requirement study, design, development, delivered products on time with high quality, and support lifecycle

Home NAS Media Center - Wireless Media Gateway and NAS 
.As of firmware/software owner on product requirement study, design, development

Home Digital Storage NAS
. As core firmware/software owner to enable product early power-on and boot up for WW customer.


## Education
### Master in Information Security & Engineering
Shanghai Jiao Tong University

### Bachelor in Computer Science
Shandong University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/simon-yang-a85b2335

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Last updated: 2026-04-12