Stanley Yang · Forward Deployed Engineer at Google

I build systems that hold up when it counts.

Today I help Fortune 100 companies implement AI at Google. Before that, I led FareHarbor's FDE squad, built its first production RAG system, and improved availability performance 20×.

Explore the work
Google · Current work
Fortune 100AI implementation across enterprise workflows
FareHarbor · Platform engineering
20×availability system performance improvement
Creator Machine · Launch scale
1M+NFTs minted on the platform

Selected systems

Work across scales and systems.

From launch pressure and mobile leadership to platform operations and enterprise AI, each chapter reflects a different kind of engineering challenge.

01

Creator Machine

My role · Co-founder & CTO · Crypto infrastructure

Challenge · viral demand

The launch was also the load test.

Twitter made demand instant. The platform had to be ready first.

Creator Machine powered high-demand NFT launches where traffic did not climb politely—it arrived in sudden, public waves. I led the system architecture, turned complex launch requirements into shippable work, and coordinated a 10-person product and engineering organization around one standard: our platform could not become the bottleneck.

LAUNCH_LOADTwitter-driven traffic
Demand: irregularResponse: composed
NFTs minted
1M+NFTs
Gross merchandise value
$50M+GMV
Team led
10Engineering, product & support
02

Forcefield

My role · Contractor → Director of Mobile Engineering · Parental controls

Challenge · establish mobile direction

The contract became the mandate.

I joined as a contractor—and earned the mandate to lead mobile.

Forcefield needed an Android strategy for a parental-control product with uncommon platform demands: device administration, dependable location tracking, and a user experience families could trust. I built that strategy and the first Android app, helped guide the move from iOS-only to cross-platform React Native, and became Director of Mobile Engineering.

  1. 01 / Joined

    Contractor

    Entered with a focused mobile engineering brief.

  2. 02 / Defined

    Android strategy

    Set the direction and built the first Android application.

  3. 03 / Scaled

    Cross-platform delivery

    Helped move the product from iOS-only to React Native.

  4. 04 / Led

    Director of Mobile Engineering

    Earned the mandate to lead a five-person mobile team.
Product reach
iOS-only cross-platform
Delivery rhythm
Daily deployments
Leadership scope
5-person mobile team

Previous chapter · July 2023 – August 2026

FareHarbor

Part of Booking Holdings

I built core platform systems, then led a new forward deployed engineering squad connecting client needs with technical delivery.

Platform engineeringJul 2023 – Aug 2026

Senior Software Engineer

I was the engineering department's top contributor across tickets closed, points, and pull requests merged.

20×Availability system performance improvement through parallelization.
  • Built the API Onboarding Chatbot, FareHarbor's first production retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) system, for real-time partner API support.
  • Developed the availability scheduler and booking importer to simplify client onboarding and migration.
Client-facing engineeringJan – Aug 2026

Forward Deployed Engineer

Selected to lead FareHarbor's newly formed FDE squad, working at the intersection of engineering, client retention, and revenue growth.

  • Partnered with sales, customer success, and leadership to identify high-value client opportunities and focus engineering effort where it mattered most.
  • Led technical strategy and delivery, turning complex client needs into scalable product and platform solutions.

Current chapter

Google

Forward Deployed Engineer, Gen AI

I work with Fortune 100 companies to implement AI in the workflows that run their businesses.

From possibility to practice

AI that works at enterprise scale.

Google Cloud certifiedProfessional Cloud Architect

Independent projects

Things I'm building.

Products I made to turn curiosity into exploration and play.

Working with me

The throughline is ownership.

I connect customer needs, business operations, and engineering decisions. That work has taken me from mobile products and high-demand launches to client-facing systems and enterprise AI.

Stanley Yang standing in front of a stone wall

I build to understand. I write to share what works.

Building creates the questions. Writing clarifies the answers. Learning keeps both honest—and helps me leave something useful behind.

More about me

Full career timeline

Every chapter. One continuous arc.

From enterprise systems at Boeing to generative AI at Google, each role added a new layer: teaching, product thinking, mobile strategy, leadership, and scale.

Explore all 10 rolesCareer history, education, and credentials

  1. 2012—14

    Boeing

    Software Engineer

    Built a web application that made Lean tools easier to find and use across Boeing Space, Defense & Security.

  2. 2014—15

    General Assembly

    Web Development Immersive Instructor

    Taught immersive full-stack development, helped standardize curriculum across the organization, and earned an average NPS of 68.

  3. 2015—16

    Fuisz Video

    Senior Software Engineer

    Led full-stack JavaScript engineering, designed the embedded video experience, and moved the product from AngularJS to React and from a monolith to microservices.

  4. 2017

    Wildebeest

    Principal Engineer

    Led mobile strategy for an on-demand ride-sharing platform spanning real-time web, iOS, Android, an admin dashboard, and an iPad driver application.

  5. 2017—18

    Forcefield

    Director of Mobile Engineering

    Featured case study

    Joined on a focused contract, defined the Android strategy, helped move the product to React Native, and grew into leading the five-person mobile team.

  6. 2018—21

    Topsheet

    Chief Engineer

    Led web and mobile strategy for entertainment payroll, scaling a trusted financial product to thousands of film crew members with a five-person team.

  7. 2021—22

    ProducePay

    Software Engineering Manager

    Led a cross-functional marketplace team and helped increase trades initiated digitally from 2% to 64% of GMV in six months.

  8. 2022—23

    Creator Machine

    Co-founder & CTO

    Featured case study

    Directed architecture and a 10-person organization through Twitter-scale crypto launches that minted more than one million NFTs and generated $50M+ in GMV.

  9. 2023—26

    FareHarbor · Part of Booking Holdings

    Senior Software Engineer → Forward Deployed Engineer

    Previous chapter

    Built FareHarbor’s first production RAG system, improved availability performance 20×, and led the new FDE squad connecting client needs to engineering delivery.

  10. 2026—Now

    Google

    Forward Deployed Engineer, Gen AI

    Current chapter

    Work with Fortune 100 companies to implement AI in the workflows that run their businesses.

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