# Yao Zhao

> Senior Software Engineer

Location: Greater Seattle Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/yaozhao

● Over 4-year experience in computer programming and widely exposed to OOP and Functional programming.

● Solid academic background in both Computer Science and Telecommunication Engineering. Broad experience and abundant knowledge in computer networks and mobile communication. 

● Exceptional problem solving and analytical skills, and excellent communication skills to work collaboratively with teammates. 

● Willing to leave comfort zone and curious about different areas of software engineering.

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer @ Airbnb
Jan 2021 – Present | Greater Seattle Area

### Software Development Engineer @ Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

### Software Development Engineer @ Visier Inc.
Jan 2015 – Jan 2019 | Vancouver, Canada Area

### Research Assistant @ University of Calgary
Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Calgary, Canada Area
Worked on two projects in the Network Research Group in the Department of Computer Science
  - Project 1: QoS Prediction on a Cloud Platform 
  - Project 2: False Data Injection Attack Detection in Smart Grid

Wrote two academic papers and accepted by two ACM conference/journal


## Education
### Master's degree in Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
University of Calgary
Jan 2013 – Jan 2015

### Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) in Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
Harbin Institute of Technology
Jan 2009 – Jan 2013


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/yaozhaoy
- Website: http://pages.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/~yaozhao/

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Last updated: 2026-03-22