# Ya Gao

> Senior Software Engineer(Backend | Large-scale distributed systems | 6+ year expeirence) | C++/Java/Python | ex-Meta/oracle/eBay | based in SF Bay Area

Location: United States, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/ya

Experienced Software Engineer with a demonstrated history of working in the internet industry. Skilled in  Programming,Software Development. Strong engineering professional with a Master's degree focused in Computer Science from The George Washington University.

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer @ Microsoft
Jan 2024 – Present | United States
Azure PostgreSQL flexible server

### Software Engineer @ Meta
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco Bay Area
Cloud storage systems

### Software Engineer @ Oracle
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area
OCI, Oracle cloud infrastructure.

### Software Engineer 3 @ eBay
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020

### Software Engineer @ eBay
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area
•	Designed and implemented the core Python module to support migration of thousands of database clusters from VM-based cloud platform to Kubernetes environment
•	Built a fault-tolerant and configurable workflow system which can manipulate strategic node assignment, task scheduling, asynchronous processing, cluster status monitoring and database auto-healing
•	Redesigned and built the monitoring and debugging system for eBay’s next generation database, which reduces the bug-shooting time by 75%
•	Provided real-time monitoring/debugging matrixes, database health visualization using Express, Node.js and React
•	Designed and implemented a new version of UI for database management system with Vue (JavaScript), and accomplished a robust, user-friendly and status trackable system
•	Improved the code coverage of legacy system from 16.72% to 81.92% by involving regression test with PyUnit, which also established a baseline for all the future developments

### Product Manager @ Elex智明星通
Jan 2011 – Jan 2014 | Beijing City, China
•    Managed version deployment and launch; scripted, designed combat encounters, events and other game systems


## Education
### Master's degree in Computer Science
The George Washington University
Jan 2015 – Jan 2017

### Bachelor's degree in Computer Science
Nankai University
Jan 2006 – Jan 2010


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ya-gao-457a2779

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Last updated: 2026-03-22