Yi Zhao is a skilled software engineer with extensive experience in various technology roles. Currently serving as a Founding Engineer at Operator since August 2025, Yi previously held multiple positions at Stripe from July 2020 to June 2025, including Senior Software Engineer for ML Infrastructure and Observability, where responsibilities included tech leadership for distributed tracing. Prior experience includes software engineering internships at Figma, Google, MobiTV, SnapAV, and Harmonic, with contributions ranging from building webhooks to optimizing video processing pipelines and developing encryption tools. Yi holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley, obtained in 2019.
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