Peifeng Yu
Software Engineer at Google
Bellevue, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolPeifeng Yu is a software engineer with 13 years of experience, currently at Google in Bellevue and pursuing a PhD in Computer Science at the University of Michigan. He blends research rigor with production engineering across desktop and backend systems, contributing notable open-source work such as implementing the Freedesktop Secret Service API in KeePassXC to enable Seahorse and other clients to access password stores. His full‑stack background includes C++/Qt desktop development—adding YAML header parsing and unit tests to the CuteMarkEd Markdown editor—alongside backend plugin and API design. Past roles include an internship at Facebook and development with KDE, reflecting broad cross‑platform expertise. Pragmatic and detail‑oriented, he pairs careful testing and bug fixes with a philosophical bent—“a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will.”
14 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at University of MichiganBachelor's degree, Computer Software Engineering, 89.9/100, Bachelor's degree, Computer Software Engineering, 89.9/100 at Xi'an Jiaotong University
English, Chinese
Github Skills (16)
dbus10
markdown10
c-language10
markdown-it10
qt10
keepass10
c-programming-language10
yaml10
editor9
security9
text-editor9
unit-testing9
qt-framework8
password-manager8
cross-platform7
Programming languages (23)
Github contributions (5)
keepassxreboot/keepassxc
Apr 2022 - May 2022
KeePassXC is a cross-platform community-driven port of the Windows application “Keepass Password Safe”.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:20 reviews, 7 commits, 31 PRs in 1 month
Contributions summary:Peifeng primarily contributed to the implementation of a Freedesktop.org Secret Storage Spec server-side API within KeePassXC. This involved the development of various components such as a plugin, session adaptors, and related settings pages. The work included the creation of objects for collection, items, and prompts, enabling clients like Seahorse to connect and access the KeePassXC database. The user also addressed multiple issues, refactoring existing code to improve the integration of the Secret Service.
yubikeywindows-10community-drivenpasswordmacos
cloose/CuteMarkEd
Jan 2015 - Feb 2015
Qt Markdown Editor
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:7 commits, 4 PRs, 10 comments in 12 days
Contributions summary:Peifeng primarily contributed to the Qt Markdown Editor by implementing and refining YAML header support. This involved modifying the Markdown highlighter to exclude YAML headers and updating the options and HTML preview generator to reflect the new feature. Furthermore, the user added a unit test for the YAML header checker and fixed a bug related to loading the YAML header setting on startup. These changes enhance the editor's functionality and address a configuration issue.
notebookeditoroutlinermarkdown-editormarkdown
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