Michelle Lian

Michelle Lian is a seasoned software engineer with extensive experience in data infrastructure and real-time data processing. At Airtable since January 2021, Michelle focuses on data engineering. Prior experience includes serving as a Senior Software Engineer at Optimizely, where significant contributions involved designing a real-time data processing pipeline and developing a subscription API. As a Tech Lead at Gap Inc., Michelle led a multi-geolocation development team, overseeing various projects related to product allocation. Additional roles include founding engineer at Grenest, core developer at Pacific Computer Sciences, and senior software engineer positions at Peoplefluent, Tone Software, and Communicado, Inc., showcasing expertise in Java, cloud strategy, and enterprise solutions. Michelle holds a Master of Science in Computer Science from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Beijing Information Science & Technology University.