Ya He
About Ya He
Ya He is a Software Engineer with a PhD in Environmental Engineering from Rice University. He has experience working at Mediaocean and currently works at Blend in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Work at Blend
Ya He has been employed at Blend as a Software Engineer since 2021. In this role, he has contributed to various projects aimed at improving software functionality and user experience. His responsibilities include enhancing existing systems and developing new features to support the company's objectives. His work at Blend is characterized by a focus on software development best practices and collaboration with cross-functional teams.
Previous Experience at Mediaocean
Ya He worked at Mediaocean in various capacities from 2019 to 2021. Initially, he served as a Software Development Engineer for one year before advancing to the role of Senior Software Development Engineer. During his tenure, he was involved in significant projects including the migration of events related libraries to Kafka and the implementation of a token-based authentication system. He also led the migration of specific modules to a standalone microservice, which improved application performance.
Education and Expertise
Ya He holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Environmental Engineering from Rice University, where he studied from 2014 to 2019. Prior to that, he earned a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering from Tsinghua University, completing his studies there from 2010 to 2014. His academic background provides a strong foundation in engineering principles, which he applies in his software engineering roles.
Research Assistant Role at Rice University
While pursuing his PhD, Ya He worked as a Research Assistant at Rice University from 2014 to 2019. In this position, he engaged in research activities that contributed to his academic development and expertise in environmental engineering. His experience in this role helped him develop analytical and problem-solving skills that are essential in software engineering.
Technical Contributions
Ya He's technical contributions include the completion of the migration of third-party recipients to support broader use cases and unify disclosures delivery. He also upgraded the public API to a new version by managing schema changes and revising end-to-end integration tests. Additionally, he enhanced TRID triggering and override workflows, which significantly reduced TRID-related on-call issues.