Shane Yu
About Shane Yu
Shane Yu is a Senior Software Engineer at Hopper and the Founder & CEO of Cartography, with a background in cognitive science and extensive experience in frontend development and software engineering.
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Shane Yu is a Senior Software Engineer currently working at Hopper. He is also the Founder & CEO of Cartography based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Career Experience
Shane Yu has amassed significant experience in software engineering and development. He worked at Two Bulls as a Senior Software Engineer for 4 months in 2021 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Prior to that, he served as a Frontend Architect at Journy for 2 years in Greater New York City Area, and as a Software Developer at Compose[d] for 1 year in New York, New York. He also held the position of Lead Front-end Developer at Backyard Parking for 5 months in Ann Arbor and Co-Founder & Lead Front-end Developer at Reactive XYZ for 2 years in Ann Arbor. Early in his career, he worked as a Cognitive Architecture Research Assistant at the University of Michigan for 10 months in Ann Arbor.
Education and Expertise
Shane Yu earned his degree in cognitive science from the University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, studying from 2014 to 2018. He also attended Camberwell Grammar for 1 year from 2011 to 2012. His background in cognitive science has influenced his approach to software engineering, notably contributing to his founding of Cartography and his work on machine learning models.
Key Achievements
Shane Yu has several notable achievements. At Hopper, he developed a machine learning model that improved user engagement by 15%. He holds a patent for an innovative algorithm in travel recommendation systems. Additionally, he presented a talk on 'Scalable Frontend Architectures' at the 2022 Melbourne Tech Conference and authored a research paper on cognitive science applications in software engineering, which was published in the Journal of Cognitive Computing.
Mentorship and Guidance
Shane Yu is actively involved in mentoring junior developers through the Melbourne Tech Mentorship Program. His guidance helps nurture the next generation of software engineers, focusing on the practical application of cognitive science principles in software development.