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Tianyu Shao

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Director of Engineering at BuildOps
📍 Castro Valley, California, United States

Tianyu Shao is the Director of Engineering at BuildOps, a role he assumed after the acquisition of his startup, Spover. An alumnus of UC Berkeleys College of Engineering with eight years of startup experience, he is skilled in building creative solutions and is described by colleagues as one of the best engineers they have worked with.

Passionate about working in fast-paced environments, Tianyu enjoys building innovative products and scaling teams. His public posts suggest a playful sense of humor, reflecting a dynamic and engaging work style while being focused on creating great things with talented people.

His startup, Spover, was acquired by its very first customer, BuildOps.

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Experience
8 Years
Current Role
Director of Engineering
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Castro Valley, California, United States
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Sales Team Enablement
Co-founded Spover, a platform built to give sales teams structure, visibility, and focus to help them build their pipeline faster and more effectively.
Startup Growth
Has spent his entire 8+ year career in startups, including co-founding his own company and being an early engineer at another.
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Career

Work history

11-2025
Director of Engineering
BuildOps
8-2024 - 11-2025
Head of Engineering & Co-Founder
Spover
5-2023 - 9-2024
Senior Software Engineer
Spover
4-2020 - 6-2022
Founding Software Engineer
Pipe17
11-2018 - 4-2020
Software Engineer
Springshot
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Education
2010 - 2013
Bachelor’s Degree
UC Berkeley College of Engineering
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