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Hi, I’m Steven Yin—a versatile AI software engineer with over a decade of experience building production-grade AI and web platforms at scale. I specialize in Python, Node, Angular, and React, with deep expertise in AI/ML, cloud-native architectures on AWS and GCP, and hands-on full-stack delivery. I enjoy cross-functional leadership to drive reliability, performance, and developer experience, and I’m passionate about scaling AI-first systems that accelerate operational decision-making.…Hi, I’m Steven Yin—a versatile AI software engineer with over a decade of experience building production-grade AI and web platforms at scale. I specialize in Python, Node, Angular, and React, with deep expertise in AI/ML, cloud-native architectures on AWS and GCP, and hands-on full-stack delivery. I enjoy cross-functional leadership to drive reliability, performance, and developer experience, and I’m passionate about scaling AI-first systems that accelerate operational decision-making.

Steven Yin

AI Engineer, Full Stack Developer, Back-End Developer, +2

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Hi, I’m Steven Yin—a versatile AI software engineer with over a decade of experience building production-grade AI and web platforms at scale. I specialize in Python, Node, Angular, and React, with deep expertise in AI/ML, cloud-native architectures on AWS and GCP, and hands-on full-stack delivery. I enjoy cross-functional leadership to drive reliability, performance, and developer experience, and I’m passionate about scaling AI-first systems that accelerate operational decision-making.…Hi, I’m Steven Yin—a versatile AI software engineer with over a decade of experience building production-grade AI and web platforms at scale. I specialize in Python, Node, Angular, and React, with deep expertise in AI/ML, cloud-native architectures on AWS and GCP, and hands-on full-stack delivery. I enjoy cross-functional leadership to drive reliability, performance, and developer experience, and I’m passionate about scaling AI-first systems that accelerate operational decision-making.

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Hi, I’m Steven Yin—a versatile AI software engineer with over a decade of experience building production-grade AI and web platforms at scale.

I specialize in Python, Node, Angular, and React, with deep expertise in AI/ML, cloud-native architectures on AWS and GCP, and hands-on full-stack delivery. I enjoy cross-functional leadership to drive reliability, performance, and developer experience, and I’m passionate about scaling AI-first systems that accelerate operational decision-making.

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Work Experience

Senior AI Software Engineer at Google

October 1, 2019 - Present

Spearheaded development of two major AI-powered products: a manufacturing test orchestration dashboard for Google devices and a cloud-code security analysis pipeline. Architected MCP tools with TypeScript and Python MCP SDK + LangGraph and Gemini/Claude Sonnet, exposing tools to VS Code and CLI, reducing triage time and handoffs. Owned production frontends (Angular/React) and backend APIs (Python/FastAPI/Django, Node/NestJS), deployed to Cloud Run/GKE Autopilot with data in Cloud SQL/BigQuery and Pub/Sub-based messaging. Implemented LLM-assisted triage and RAG-backed features, improving first-pass resolution, semantic search, and hit rate in AB tests. Built SLO-driven observability and CI/CD pipelines, reducing lead time to prod. Mentored engineers and led PR reviews and knowledge-sharing sessions.

Senior Software Engineer at Apple

October 1, 2018 - September 30, 2019

Maintained internal web tools and dashboards for device/operations programs using React (class to function components) + TypeScript; backend microservices and RESTful APIs with Node.js/Express and Python/Django. Implemented feature flags with AWS AppConfig, canary deploys, and end-to-end tests; reduced rollback incidents. Containerized services (ECS Fargate, Lambda); assets cached on S3/CloudFront. Collaborated with PM/Design/QA to translate requirements into tickets and led a 6–8 person squad.

Software Developer at Sony

June 1, 2015 - August 31, 2018

Shipped commerce/media features for consumer sites and trade-in programs; built SPAs with React/Redux, migrated from jQuery. Refactored Java services to Node.js and Python microservices with REST/JSON + JWT, added validation and structured logs. Improved performance with Redis caching and CDN rules; tuned SQL for efficiency. Modernized front-end tooling and containerized services with Docker; piloted Kubernetes and Jenkins-based deployments. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to improve best practices and performance-minded UI/architecture.

Junior Software Engineer at Groupon

January 1, 2013 - May 31, 2015

Contributed features to Groupon’s marketplace during the shift to a browsable catalog; built server-rendered pages and lightweight client behavior (PHP, jQuery, Backbone). Revamped REST endpoints for search, cart, and checkout; added tests and standardized API docs. Migrated legacy PHP services to Node.js microservices, defined REST contracts, and wired traffic via Nginx. Partnered with data/marketing on A/B testing and built dashboards for key KPIs to inform bets and rollbacks.