# Tao M.

> I build stuff.

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/taom

With over 12 years of experience, I specialize in architecting scalable systems and integrating advanced APIs in the fintech space. At Wholesail, I lead teams in developing accounting software integrations, tripling the company's offerings within two years and standardizing integration architecture to significantly reduce development time. My efforts enable seamless AR automation for vendors and distributors, enhancing operational efficiency.  

Partnering closely with Product, Operations, and Customer Support teams, I ensure alignment in launching high-impact integrations and delivering measurable business outcomes. Known for fostering collaboration and upskilling talent, I focus on driving innovation, building reliable frameworks, and supporting organizational growth in financial technology.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Persona
Jan 2025 – Present
- Built an in-house deepfake detection model with precision > 0.83 and recall > 0.96

### Director of Engineering @ Wholesail
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco Bay Area
Wholesail helps vendors and distributors by automating their AR process: auto invoice/statement sending, letting buyers pay invoices online and set up autopay, automatically reconciling payments to ERP / Accounting Software.

I led teams building Accounting Software integrations as Wholesail's core competitive advantage.  Tripled integration offerings within 2 years, including Quickbook, NetSuite, Sage50, Xero, Entree.

I drove the initiative to standardize the integration architecture and operation procedure across various technical stacks (API, SDK, File, Database, and proprietary), cutting new integration time by over 50%.

I established strong partnerships with Product, Operations, Customer Support to launch 6 integrations.  
Track record of shipping integrations with speed and quality, earned trust with Sales to sell confidently.

### Director of Engineering, Orders Reporting @ Square
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Engineering Lead, Orders Business Operations @ Square
Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Engineering Lead, Analytics & Reporting @ Square
Jan 2017 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area
- Spearheaded Square’s first utilization of Google Cloud Platform's Spanner, achieved positive ROI in 2 years and cut down operation cost by 30% or $X millions.

### Software Engineer Technical Lead @ Square
Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area
- Led design and implementation of custom report API to serve seller’s ever growing need of slice and dicing their reporting. Increased SLA  from 2 9s to 3 9s by introducing DR on HBase clusters. Became the go-to-person for all reporting matters.

### Software Engineer @ Square
Jan 2013 – Jan 2015
- Built the first gen accurate reporting based on sharded MySql serving transaction history and summary reports for sellers.

### Software Engineer Intern @ BlackRock
Jan 2012 – Jan 2012


## Education
### Master's degree in Computer Science
University of Pennsylvania

### Bachelor's degree in Computer Science
Dalian University of Technology


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

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Last updated: 2026-04-11