Yunpeng Liu

Yunpeng Liu is a seasoned engineering professional with a diverse background in software and engineering management. Currently serving as a Senior Engineering Manager at Niantic, Inc. since March 2022, Yunpeng has held leadership roles including Senior Engineering Manager and ML Platform & App Backend Engineering Lead at DawnLight from August 2020 to February 2022. Previous experience includes significant positions at Uber as a Senior Software Engineer and Software Engineer (July 2016 - August 2020), and at Yahoo as a DevOps Engineer (May 2014 - July 2016). Early career roles involved quality engineering as a Quality Engineering Intern at Meritek and software development at Advanced Laser Dies, focusing on laser machine UI and embedded control systems. Yunpeng earned a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from UCLA and a Bachelor of Science in Electronic Engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University.