Colin Yeoh
Senior Engineering Manager
20+ years building high-performing engineering teams and delivering impactful products at scale
"Scaling distributed engineering teams, driving mobile architecture, and building AI-augmented delivery pipelines"
About Me
I'm a Senior Engineering Manager based in the San Francisco Bay Area, with over two decades of experience in software engineering and technical leadership.
My career has spanned from hands-on mobile development to leading cross-functional engineering teams. I'm passionate about building products that make a real difference in people's lives, and I believe that great software comes from empowered, well-supported teams.
I specialize in mobile engineering, team scaling, and engineering process optimization. I've consistently delivered improvements in sprint predictability, bug reduction, and team velocity across every organization I've worked with.
Core Focus Areas
People-First Leadership
Building inclusive environments where engineers thrive, grow, and do their best work.
Results-Driven Execution
Consistently improving team velocity, sprint predictability, and product quality metrics.
Technical Excellence
Deep mobile expertise with hands-on experience in Android architecture and modern development practices.
Skills & Expertise
A blend of technical depth and leadership experience, refined over 20+ years in the industry.
Engineering Leadership
Team building, mentorship, performance management
Mobile Development
Android, iOS, cross-platform architecture
Android
Kotlin, Java, Jetpack, Architecture Components
Agile & Process
Scrum, Kanban, sprint planning, retrospectives
Technical Strategy
Architecture decisions, tech debt management, roadmapping
Backend & Databases
APIs, SQL, NoSQL, system design
Additional Technologies & Tools
Professional Experience
Two decades of building products, leading teams, and driving engineering excellence.
Senior Engineering Manager
Tubi Inc.
San Francisco, CA
Lead strategic mobile platform initiatives and AI-powered engineering workflows at Tubi, scaling Android velocity, reducing cross-functional alignment cycles, and serving as the Mobile DRI to deliver fault-tolerant, high-concurrency streaming for major global events like the Super Bowl.
- Accelerated Android development velocity by architecting AI-powered workflows and automated sprint-planning systems, significantly reducing cycle times and optimizing global teamoutput
- Engineered an AI-driven experimentation synthesis pipeline that aggregates messy A/B testing telemetry data into concise, executive-ready Experiment Summaries, cutting down product-engineering alignment cycles from days to minutes
- Drove multiple data-driven features discovery process that increased Total Viewed Time (TVT) by 1-2% and conversion lifts by ~2% YoY globally, ensuring efficient resource allocation to high-impact features
- Direct Mobile DRI for Tubi's Super Bowl Live Stream: Spearheaded the cross-functional mobile platform strategy, architecture, and real-time incident response to support peak concurrent traffic, achieving 99.99% stream availability and zero mobile-specific outages for millions of simultaneous viewers
- Engineered an intelligent code coverage dashboard leveraging AI insights to dynamically pinpoint high-risk, low-coverage modules and auto-assign optimization tasks, slashing technical debt and eliminating manual sprint-triaging overhead
- Cultivated a high-performing and engaged Android team by actively supporting team members' career development and addressing their concerns, contributing to improved team morale, retention, and overall productivity
Engineering Manager
Doctor On Demand Inc
San Francisco, CA
Scaled engineering team delivery and spearheaded critical patient-care frontend infrastructure, driving core velocity improvements and establishing foundational CI/CD automation pipelines to streamline release cycles.
- Led and expanded the Primary Acute Care team to 12 full-stack engineers (backend, mobile and web) from 8, ensuring efficient delivery of critical features and contributing to a more streamlined patient / doctor experience
- Drove a strategic initiative that streamlined the patient input form, resulting in a 25% improvement in team velocity
- Established the foundational infrastructure for CI/CD with Firebase TestLab using Github Actions, laying the groundwork for faster release cycles, improved software quality through automated testing, and reduced manual effort in the deployment process
Senior Mobile Engineer
Accela Inc
San Ramon, CA
Drove end-to-end mobile engineering, architecture refactoring, and secure device-level firmware development across major enterprise and consumer platforms, leading high-performing technical teams to deliver scalable security modules, mission-critical field apps, and robust QA infrastructures for tens of millions of global users.
- Architected and led development of enterprise mobile applications
- Maintained 99.5%+ crash-free rate on Google Play Store
- Established mobile development best practices and coding standards
- Collaborated with product and design teams to deliver user-centric features
Earlier Career
Various Companies
Bay Area & International
Progressive software engineering roles building foundation in mobile development, including Senior Software Engineer at Wanda Inc. leading Android strategy.
- Led Android development strategy and technical roadmap at Wanda Inc. (2015-2017)
- Built expertise across Android, iOS, and backend technologies
- Contributed to products serving millions of users
- Developed strong fundamentals in software architecture and design patterns
- Gained international experience working with distributed teams
Get in Touch
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