Yi Yu
About Yi Yu
Yi Yu is a Senior Site Reliability Engineer at Thought Machine, with a background in DevOps and systems administration across several companies, including Meta and Oracle. He holds a Ph.D. in Enabling Energy Awareness of ICT Users and has contributed to the Wireshark project.
Current Role at Thought Machine
Yi Yu currently serves as a Senior Site Reliability Engineer at Thought Machine, a role he has held since 2023. He is based in London, England, United Kingdom. In this position, he focuses on maintaining and enhancing the reliability of the company's systems, leveraging his extensive background in site reliability and engineering.
Previous Experience in Site Reliability and Engineering
Prior to joining Thought Machine, Yi Yu held several engineering positions. He worked at Meta as a Production Engineer from 2020 to 2023, contributing to system performance and reliability. Before that, he was a Principal Systems Administrator at Oracle from 2018 to 2020. His earlier roles include Platform Engineer at Ocado Technology and Graduate DevOps Engineer at Sky, where he gained significant experience in DevOps practices.
Education and Advanced Studies
Yi Yu has a strong academic background, having studied at the University of St Andrews. He earned a Ph.D. focused on enabling energy awareness of ICT users to improve energy efficiency from 2010 to 2014. He also completed an MSc in Computer Networks and Distributed Systems at the same institution from 2008 to 2009. Earlier, he obtained a BSc in Computer Science from the University of York from 2004 to 2008.
Research and Contributions
During his academic career, Yi Yu conducted research in energy monitoring and feedback within ICT systems. He has also contributed to the Wireshark project, a widely used network protocol analyzer, showcasing his commitment to open-source tools and community-driven projects.
Skills and Interests
Yi Yu has a strong interest in problem-solving, monitoring, and automation, particularly in large-scale infrastructure. He enjoys working with open-source tools, scripting, and command-line interfaces, which are essential skills in the field of site reliability engineering.