Glen Yu

Backend Engineer

https://talent.gravityer.com/glen-yu

Google Developer Expert (Cloud & AI/ML) and Google Developer Advisory Board member

Cloud

Key Strengths

Demonstrated proficiency in cloud platforms (GCP, AWS) and infrastructure as code (Packer, Terraform/HCL, Pulumi).
Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker, GKE, Fargate).
Familiarity with scripting languages like Python and Shell, essential for backend and DevOps roles.
Exposure to security benchmarks (CIS) and secret management (HashiCorp Vault).

Cultural & Operational Fit

Cultural Fit Analysis

The candidate's personal projects demonstrate a strong inclination towards infrastructure, DevOps, and cloud engineering, which aligns well with a backend engineer role that often requires robust deployment and operational understanding. The diversity of projects across different cloud providers (GCP, AWS) and tools (Packer, Pulumi, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes) indicates a proactive learning attitude and adaptability. The focus on security benchmarks (CIS) and secret management (Vault) also suggests an awareness of best practices in system hardening and security, which is a positive cultural fit for roles emphasizing reliability and security.

Soft Skills & Operational Fit

Insufficient data to assess soft skills or operational fit. No psychometric test results or interview feedback provided.

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Projects

google-maps-mcp-server

June 22, 2025 – October 8, 2025

Google Maps Platform MCP server

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adk-examples

April 24, 2025 – Present

Repo with example code for building various types of agents using Agent Development Kit (ADK)

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packer-gcp-with-githubactions

June 21, 2023 – Present

Building Google Cloud VM images using Packer and GitHub Actions

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hashicorp-vault-with-fargate

August 30, 2022 – March 4, 2024

Running your own serverless HashiCorp Vault server using AWS ECS Fargate

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pulumi-diy-gcs-replication

November 24, 2021 – November 21, 2022

GCS replication using Cloud Functions

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hashicorp-vault-with-cloud-run

June 6, 2021 – Present

Running your own (serverless) HashiCorp Vault server using Google Cloud's Cloud Run

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free-tier-gke

August 16, 2020 – Present

Run your very own GKE cluster at a steep discount!

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cis-windows-level2

April 12, 2018 – April 26, 2018

CIS Level 2 Benchmark Windows Server (built on top of CIS Level 1)

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cis-windows-level1

April 11, 2018 – April 26, 2018

CIS Level 1 Benchmark for Windows Server

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dynmotd

December 10, 2017 – Present

Dynamic MOTD for RHEL/Debian-based Linux distros

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Key Strengths

Demonstrated proficiency in cloud platforms (GCP, AWS) and infrastructure as code (Packer, Terraform/HCL, Pulumi).
Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker, GKE, Fargate).
Familiarity with scripting languages like Python and Shell, essential for backend and DevOps roles.
Exposure to security benchmarks (CIS) and secret management (HashiCorp Vault).

Cultural & Operational Fit

Cultural Fit Analysis

Soft Skills & Operational Fit

Insufficient data to assess soft skills or operational fit. No psychometric test results or interview feedback provided.

Glen Yu

Key Strengths

Cultural & Operational Fit

Top Skills

Skills

Projects

Key Strengths

Cultural & Operational Fit