Willie Yao
Login to view DISC.Willie Yao is the Head of Engineering at Clay, building AI-native tools for GTM teams. Previously at Notion, he led the Scale organization, overseeing infrastructure and enterprise engineering to support millions of users. He began his career at Airbnb and holds a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard University.
Willie is passionate about guiding the next generation of tech companies, serving as a Scout for Greylock where he advises early-stage startups. Outside of work, his interests include reading, traveling, hiking, skiing, and mountaineering.
He has spoken publicly about developer experience, sharing insights from scaling teams at hypergrowth companies like Airbnb and Notion on the "Engineering Enablement" podcast.
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