Jake Tao
Engineer & Innovator & Entrepreneur
Engineering Leader
Innovator
Entrepreneur
Jake Tao
Engineering leader with a Master’s degree in Computer Science and over 20 years of experience, including 15 years of hands-on software development and 7 years in senior leadership roles. Experienced in leading globally distributed teams across startups and enterprises, driving core technical and business strategy. Former Lead for Forecasting Technology at Amazon, Member of the senior leadership team at Shopify (Global Payments) and at Capital One (Anti-Money Laundering Systems), with additional experience at Grab and Oracle. Areas of expertise include AdTech, FinTech, Cloud Services, Data Platforms, and Generative AI.
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Amazon
2022-2026Software Development Manager III
Lead Forecasting and Infrastructure team for Advertising Data Supply Platform
Shopify
2021-2022Senior Engineering Manager
Direct global engineering teams working on Shop Pay and the SHOP APP
Capital One
2020-2021Senior Manager, Lead Engineer
Focus on anti–money laundering technology to strengthen risk management
Grab
2019-2020Senior Software Engineer
Build Grab’s advertising system from scratch
Oracle
2017-2019Software Engineer
Leverage Google AMP to enhance AddThis platform and Oracle Data Cloud DMP.
Abeyon, Weris, Ecomplex
2012-2017Software Engineer
Alibaba
2011-2012Software Engineer
Startups
Pegasura
2026-CurrentFounder & CEO
Stealth AI Startup
Taxiang, Seattler, USStudent, HelloGWU
2012-CurrentFounder
A platform providing resources and services to international students and professionals, with 250k+ registered users across the U.S. and Canada
BlockChainGeek
2018-2019COO & VP of Engineering
A community for blockchain and cryptocurrency enthusiasts
Swapin
2016-2018Co-Founder & CTO
A hybrid marketplace offering secure online and face-to-face transactions
PingJing
2004-2008Founder & CEO
A student-centered forum with expanded business in e-sports and e-commerce