# Yichen Dai

> Software Engineer at Amazon Photos

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

I am a teacher-turned developer, deeply passionate about building tools to solve real-life problem and learning the hard things about growing a business in the world of big data. Since I graduated from Hackbright Academy last year, I have been learning orchestrating data via Dagster and building full stack web app by Python, Javascript and postgresSQL database. I'm excited to continue my growth as a software and data engineer. Besides engineering skills, I have built a skill set in project planning, community management and communication in my previous jobs.

My developer portfolio website: yichensfolio.herokuapp.com

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Amazon
Jan 2021 – Present

### Software Engineer @ WalEd
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | San Jose, California, United States
Educational Objectives and Progress Management Microservices Development in Java Spring

### Engineering Operations @ Elementl
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area
Designed and implemented batch data pipelines to process Slack's raw data using Python, stored processed data in the Snowflake database and ingested user data to the HubSpot CRM to partially automate the user research process

Coordinated engineering projects to ensure each workstream groomed their prioritization list and reduced the issue reply latency to less than one business day

My role also includes developer relations responsibilities, such as writing sample applications to educate developers, developing and maintaining technical documentation, running Dagster monthly community meetings, and building the community swag store.

### Software Engineer @ dialoggBox
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco, California, United States
Integrated dialoggBox API to create G Suite add-ons to help the company reach more clients in the marketplace

Enhanced the company’s web application. Owned the feature of guest login. Leveraged knowledge of Django, Javascript, AWS S3

### MLK World Language Department Chair | Bilingual Teacher @ San Francisco Unified School District
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area
发起沉浸式中文项目，设计中文网络课程。

### Bilingual Teacher @ San Francisco Unified School District
Jan 2016 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco, California, United States
改良项目式学习课程，适应多元文化背景学生需求


## Education
### Computer Software Engineering
Hackbright Academy

### Single Subject Teaching Credential in Secondary Education and Teaching
San Francisco State University

### Pre-Teacher Certificate in Early Childhood Education and Teaching
City College of San Francisco

### Bachelor of Arts - BA in Arabic Language and Literature
Shanghai International Studies University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/daiyichen
- Website: https://github.com/nancydyc
- Website: https://yichensfolio.herokuapp.com

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Last updated: 2026-04-05