# Yao Zhai

> Senior Software Engineer

Location: San Jose, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/yaozhai

Versatile Engineering leader with expertise and experiences in Software and other industries. Demonstrated history of working in various roles including software development, team, business and program management in Cybersecurity, SaaS, IoT and high performance computing. 

Skilled in Cloud and Distributed Systems, Big Data Processing and Analytics, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Business Operations and Program Management.

Tech Skills:
Languages: Java, Python, Go, SQL, Perl, Ruby
Database/Big Data: MySQL, MongoDB, Spark, MapReduce, RabbitMQ
Web/Mobile Dev: RESTful API, Microservice, Spring, Java EE, Django, React, Node.js, Android
Tools/Platforms: Docker, Git, Maven, Gradle, Jenkins, CircleCI, AWS, GCP, Kubernetes

## Work Experience
### Principal Software Engineer @ Palo Alto Networks
Jan 2022 – Present | Santa Clara, California, United States
Infra for Adv. URL Filtering products

### Senior Software Engineer @ Oracle
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Redwood City, California, United States
SaaS development for Oracle’s flagship Supply Chain Management product

### Technical Manager @ Semiconductor
Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 | San Jose, California
Technical Manager

### Design Lead @ PDF Solutions
Jan 2012 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area
- EDA software tool and design flow development and testing
- Project Management
- Global & Cross-functional team management


## Education
### Master's Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University

### Bachelor's Degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Southeast University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/yao-zhai-62514925

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Source: https://flows.cv/yaozhai
JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/yaozhai/resume.json
Last updated: 2026-04-12