# Yanchen Ma

> Software Engineer @ Pylon

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

I write code to finance my ski habit.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Pylon
Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States
Account Intelligence

### Software Engineer @ Gem
Jan 2022 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco, California, United States
I worked on:
- Gem ATS (0 to 1)
- Scheduling
- Prospect search

I also led Jades, Gem’s Asian ERG.

Tech: Python, Typescript, React, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch

### Software Engineer @ Whist
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022
I worked on host and container orchestration to stream browser tabs from the cloud.

Tech: Go, AWS, Docker, Linux

### Undergraduate Researcher @ University Health Network
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada
I designed a web conferencing and analytics platform for telerehabilitation. I also researched machine learning methods for remote heart rate detection through video. Supervised by Dr. Shehroz Khan.

Tech: Go, Docker, Python, GCP, Typescript, Next.js (React)

### Software Engineering Intern @ Amazon
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021
I built self-service tools for onboarding new scheduled delivery carriers onto Amazon's logistics network.

Tech: Java, AWS (Lambda, Step Functions, CDK, DynamoDB)

### Software Engineering Intern @ Amazon
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020
I built tools to manage and reduce duplication in Amazon's global shipping network configurations.

Tech: Java, Spring, Javascript

### Software Engineering Intern @ Capital One
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada
I helped data scientists be more productive with specialized tools for model building and evaluation.

Tech: Python, AWS

### Data Science Intern @ Capital One
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada
I developed and implemented new fraud rules to keep credit card customers safe from transaction fraud.

Tech: Python, SQL, Spark

### Business Analyst Intern @ Capital One
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada
I developed and implemented new detection policies to keep customers safe from account take-over fraud.


## Education
### Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.) in Engineering Science
University of Toronto


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/yanchen-ma
- Portfolio: https://yanchen.io

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Last updated: 2026-04-10