Summary
Yi Wei is a Principal Software Engineer with 11 years of experience at Microsoft, currently building foundational services for Azure Compute from Bellevue, WA. He specializes in data exploration, visualization, and AI-powered cloud observability, consistently turning complex telemetry into actionable, user-friendly experiences under the motto "Data Made Easy." His career progressed from SDE on Windows Azure through leading teams that delivered next-generation monitoring and analytics services, reflecting deep expertise in large-scale cloud systems and product-facing data tooling. Holding a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Notre Dame, he blends research rigor with pragmatic engineering to ship production-ready platforms that host global workloads. Notably, he has repeatedly bridged developer tooling and customer-facing visualization, enabling faster insight discovery at cloud scale.
11 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science, Computer Science, Master of Science, Computer Science at University of Delaware
Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science and Technology, Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science and Technology at Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Ph.D, Computer Science, Ph.D, Computer Science at University of Notre Dame
English, Chinese