# Yuxiao Ma

> Senior Software Engineer at Google/YouTube

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/yuxiao

★Programming 
Java, C/C++, JavaScript, Swift, Objective-C, Python, SQL, Scheme
★Tech Stacks
Node.js, RESTful, GraphQL, WebSocket, iOS/Android, React/React Native, MySQL, Cassandra,
Solr, Sequelize ORM, Kafka, Object-oriented programming, Agile development

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer @ Google
Jan 2019 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area
YouTube Premium, Commerce, Nitrate

### Software Engineer @ Qventus, Inc
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Mountain View, California
Built a RESTful server (Java) and a GraphQL server (Node.js). Features JWT
authentication, OAuth SSO, mobile push notification, WebSocket API, real-time data/message
delivering.
• Lead engineer of a high performance cross-platform mobile app (React Native). Integrated with
GraphQL, Apollo cache, React Redux, Firebase Cloud Messaging, Jest etc.
• Implemented a real-time chat micro-service using Pubsub (Message Queue) & GraphQL Subscriptions
(WebSocket). Supports cross-platform communication (Web, iOS, Android)
• Optimized Sequelize ORM generated SQL query with subquery and indexing.

### Mobile Engineer Co-op @ Realstax
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | San Francisco Bay Area
• Responsible for development, testing, release and support of mobile apps (iOS: Swift, Android: Java) Worked closely with UI/UX designers and clients to implement features and provide feedback
• Refactored the iOS app from MVC to MVVM for better modularization, and adopted ReactiveX/RxSwift to optimize async operations and event/data streams

### Full-stack Software Developer Co-Op @ LyricFind Inc.
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | 40 Eglinton Ave. E, Toronto.
• Developed and maintained components for LyricFind API: front-end development (JavaScript, jQuery, HTML5), server-side development (Java, SQL), adding new features and application logics, maintaining data persistence and bug fixing
• Migrated all API data from old databases to the newly developed Solr database, created SQL scripts to maintain the data integrity and indexed data to support faster Solr data search

### DB2 Developer Co-Op @ IBM Canada
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Markham
• Contributed to development of tools to covert row-organized tables to column-organized tables in IBM DB2 with BLU Acceleration to allow optimized in-memory computing (C++, SQL)
• Created scripts to perform functional testing for “DB2 Cloud” on Amazon EC2 platform (Perl, SQL)

### Software Test Technician Co-Op @ Vocera Communications
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | 8 Market St, Suite 300 Toronto, ON
• Contributed to development of Vocera Smartphone clients (iOS: Objective-C, Android: Java)
• Developed test cases and automations for use during functional, load and regression testing

### PC Co-ordinator Co-Op @ Community Living Toronto
Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | 20 Spadina Rd.
• Provide technical assistance to more than 1600 active employees
• Upgrade operating systems and networks in place
• Train employees on using allocated systems in result oriented manner
• Identify and repair poorly performing systems and malfunction components
• Maintain proper records of support calls, schedule onsite repair visits
● Provide guidance and instructions over the phone for minor technical issues
● Identify recurring technical problems and research solutions

### Front Desk Receptionist Volunteer @ YMCA Canada
Jan 2006 – Jan 2008


## Education
### Bachelor of Computer Science in Honours Co-op Computer Science/Business option
University of Waterloo


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/yuxiao-ma-98004025

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Last updated: 2026-03-22