Summary
Yifei Yin is a Staff Software Developer with 10 years of experience building data-driven systems and cloud economics platforms, currently focused on a multi-cloud FinOps data platform at Arctic Wolf. He previously led design and migration of scalable FinOps analytics at Sophos, driving multi-million-dollar monthly cloud cost savings through cross-functional collaboration with finance, SRE, and product teams. Comfortable across the stack, Yifei combines Python, Airflow, dbt, AWS services (Redshift, Athena, S3, Lambda) and ML tooling to deliver performant ETL/analytics and forecasting solutions. His background includes award-winning ML research (Best Student Paper) and production ML/LLM integrations for healthcare and document classification, reflecting a rare blend of research rigor and pragmatic engineering. Based in Toronto, he has a strong academic foundation in AI from Queen’s University (3.97 GPA) and a track record of turning complex cost and data problems into actionable insights.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Honours Bachelor of Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, 3.97, Honours Bachelor of Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, 3.97 at Queen's University