# Yingqi Tao

> SWE I at Disney | Empower entertainment with tech

Location: New York, New York, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/yingqi

Graduated with a Computer Science major and a Film minor, I am passionate about the intersection of technology and entertainment.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer I @ The Walt Disney Company
Jan 2023 – Present | New York, New York, United States

### Software Engineer Intern @ The Walt Disney Company
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Orlando, Florida, United States
- Implemented 3 new UI features on disneytravelagents.com by coding in PHP,
PHTML, and Javascript to increase usability and support for travel agents
- Reduced reliance on an external team by implementing a self-service feature on an
event management application; thus, allowing faster event launch by 2+ days
- Migrated functionality from a legacy application to new technology stack by
coding in Typescript to increase performance and reduce cost

### Backend Software Engineer Intern @ ViacomCBS
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Virtual
- Coded in Python to develop custom features for the API that operates Content Delivery Networks (CDN) configurations to improve usability and visibility on the production endpoints
- Migrated API towards being JSON:API spec-compliant and implemented pagination to DynamoDB to not only help keep network traffic but also achieve consistency across all APIs
- Implemented thorough Tox and Pytest unit tests and system tests to ensure the quality of the system
- Practiced Agile software development (sprint cycles) and collaborated with diverse engineers at the Video Delivery, Experience (VDE) & Optimization department through code reviews to make the codes robust

### Computer Science Instructor @ Juni Learning
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Virtual
- Taught 15+ children ages 8-18 Python Turtle, Python, PyGame, and Scratch in
private and small group lessons (450+ hours)
- Customized lesson plans for students to learn at their pace, delve into their interest areas, and forge mentorships
- Wrote concise lesson summaries to parents to keep track of students’ personal and academic growth

### Instructor Assistant @ Kode With Klossy
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Virtual
- Assisted 60 young women age 13-18 to invent iOS apps through office hours and code-alongs in lectures
- Initiated 20 brain breaks and 12 theme days to make the learning experience fun and build a collaborative community
- Organized weekly, 12-speaker series to inspire the scholars to pursue their passions in a technology-driven world
- Acquired knowledge of Swift through independent, self-paced study two weeks before the camp
- Built a website that uses a 3-min quiz to generate personalized gift ideas for people to find the perfect gift for their male loved ones because we noticed that most advisements in the media target only women - Developed frontend and backend using Ruby, Java, HTML, and CSS and used GitHub for version control

### Social Media Marketing Intern @ HelloAva
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | New York, New York, United States
- Built brand’s Instagram and bi-weekly MailChimp newsletters by creating visuals, animations, and captions
- Grew the ambassador community by effectively communicated to 500+ influencers using mail merge
- Managed the marketing workflow by statistically analyzing social media growth in Google Docs and Excel


## Education
### Bachelor of Science in Engineering with Honors in Computer Science
University of Michigan College of Engineering


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/yingqitao

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Last updated: 2026-03-29