July 22, 2021 by Tim Go

Talk Summary: Ever since I was a kid, I was intrigued with how computers worked and I built my first one at the age of 12. In this talk, I will explain why I chose the engineering path early in my career. I will describe my career path from my help desk days in biotech to my current position as a systems engineer at Yelp, and give advice on how to be successful when it comes to choosing a rewarding career path.

Speaker: Tim Go

Tim Go is a systems engineer on the Core Infra team at Yelp responsible for the company's internal corporate systems infrastructure. He is from San Francisco, has been with Yelp for four years, and enjoys traveling—one of the international joys of the world—while learning new languages and culture. Before joining Yelp, he worked at WeWork, a real-estate startup based in NYC. Tim studied General Business at City College of San Francisco and is a Microsoft Certified Professional.

Moderator: Nivi Mittal

Nivi is an engineering manager on the Reader Experience team and was previously a full stack engineer on the same team. She has been at Yelp for four years and enjoys travelling, arts & crafts, and trying out new recipes. She is also the lead for the career development program for the Awesome Women in Engineering employee resource group at Yelp. Prior to joining Yelp, she received her Master’s in Computer Science from Northeastern University (Boston).

About Yelping From Home:

Yelp’s mission is to connect people with great local businesses, and two of the teams working behind the scenes to make that happen are our five star engineering and product teams.

Playing an active role in our community is a value that we have strongly prioritized over the years. Typically we would invite you to come to Yelp’s HQ to network, grab a slice of ‘za, and learn about the technology and culture behind Yelp. With stay-at-home orders across the globe, Yelp (like many of you) has had no choice but to adapt to these changes. We understand that this is a strange and challenging time for many, so we’d like to invite you to join us as we navigate this new normal for the tech community together.

To stay connected, create space for folks to collaborate and share some of the things Yelp has been working on, we are launching our very own virtual tech talk series. This series of talks will feature Yelpers from engineering and product and will focus on themes such as career development, technical skills, workplace challenges and Yelp’s response to COVID-19.