# Yulia Shmeleva

> Software Engineer

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

Experienced engineering leader with 12+ years in software engineering, skilled in cross-platform product development, cross-functional collaboration, development efficiency optimization, and mentoring team members.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Netflix
Jan 2024 – Present | New York, United States

### Staff Software Engineer @ Intuit
Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Engineering Manager @ MasterClass
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco Bay Area
- Led a cross-platform core product team across web, iOS, Android, and TV, responsible for enhancing the Discovery features, including homepage, search, and library. 
- Managed a team of 4 web engineers within a matrixed organization, focusing on tailored career development. Guided team members to transition into versatile full-stack roles.
- Partnered with product managers and designers to address risks, define timelines, and craft innovative business solutions. Took an active role in shaping team KPIs and presenting outcomes to leadership.

### Staff Software Engineer, Technical Lead @ MasterClass
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area
- Designed a config-driven UI framework, boosting feature development by 10x. Promoted its adoption by other teams, educating engineers, product managers, and QA for seamless utilization.
- Introduced OpenAPI for consistent API contracts across platforms, automated web client data layer generation and led a transition from JavaScript to TypeScript, reducing web failures by 2x.
- Promoted a shift from a client-centric to a backend-first model, centralizing clients configuration and common business logic and reducing incident resolution time without requiring client code releases.

### Senior Software Engineer, Technical Lead @ PACT Pharma
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | South San Francisco, California, United States
- Automated and scaled the data processing pipeline in collaboration with scientists and automation engineers, achieving 10x acceleration and an 80% error reduction.
- Developed an AWS-based solution and introduced a micro-frontend approach, reducing FDA verifications. Developed user-friendly tools for data validation and transformation visualization.
- Mentored engineers and created an SDK for efficient project initiation and functionality additions.

### Lead Instructor Coding Boot Camp @ UC Berkeley Extension
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area
- Led weekly lectures and hands-on workshops on React and Node.js for cohorts of 60+ students.
- Guided students' coding projects and assignments with personalized feedback.

### Senior Software Engineer @ Oracle
Jan 2016 – Jan 2020 | Redwood City, California, United States
- Developed Web UI for public Oracle Cloud Services with 25M+ worldwide users, including logging, audit, streaming, notifications, and telemetry features. Actively involved in on-call duties, monitoring service health, maintaining health dashboards, and assisting in on-call documentation.
- Played a key role in building Oracle Stream Analytics platform. Developed metadata-driven UI solutions for common patterns, secured patents for geo-spatial solutions.
- Mentored newly acquired team members and junior engineers, fostering a cohesive work environment.

### Sofware Developer @ Oracle
Jan 2011 – Jan 2016 | Saint Petersburg


## Education
### Master's degree in Applied Mathematics and Physics
Saint Petersburg State University

### Bachelor's degree in Physics
Saint Petersburg State University


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

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Last updated: 2026-03-31