Yue Cai
Software Engineer at Databricks
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolYue Cai is a software engineer with 11 years of experience building scalable systems and mobile apps, currently contributing to Databricks after senior engineering roles at Facebook and Lacework. He blends backend and iOS expertise—demonstrated by an open-source project syncing Realm with CloudKit—and has deep experience in distributed systems and data platforms. Based in Seattle, he holds a MSc in Computer Science from USC and brings production-grade engineering skills honed at large-scale consumer and security companies. Known as a skateboarder and life hacker, he pairs a practical, results-oriented mindset with a willingness to explore elegant engineering trade-offs.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree Computer Science, Master's degree Computer Science at University of Southern CaliforniaBachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science at Beijing Foreign Studies University
English, Chinese
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Github Skills (3)
swift10
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mobile9
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
caiyue1993/IceCream
Oct 2017 - Aug 2022
Sync Realm Database with CloudKit
Role in this project:
iOS Mobile Developer
iOS Mobile DeveloperContributions:26 releases, 408 commits, 102 PRs in 4 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Yue's contributions primarily revolve around the development of an iOS application for syncing a Realm database with CloudKit. The initial commits set up the project and removed unused files. Subsequent commits focused on implementing core functionality, including inserting/updating data with `Cream`, creating and updating the `Dog` model and integrating `SyncEngine` for data synchronization with CloudKit and handling database changes in background mode using silent push notifications. The user demonstrated proficiency in Realm database management, CloudKit integration, and iOS development.
cloudkitrealm-databaserealmswiftswift
caiyue1993/PrefsMate
Sep 2017 - Nov 2019
🐣 Elegant UITableView generator for Swift.
Contributions:2 releases, 33 commits, 2 PRs in 2 years 2 months
swiftswift4codableios
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