AWE USA 2026
YE Nan is a Software Engineer at PICO, where he leads Developer Experience for the PICO Spatial SDK. He is dedicated to streamlining how developers build, debug, and optimize immersive applications, directly shaping the workflows and tooling for next-generation spatial computing platforms. As a recognized Google Developer Expert (Android), he is also recognized for his long-standing contributions to the Android ecosystem and the broader developer community.
With over 15 years in software engineering, Ye has worked across Android, Web, and Backend-as-a-Service, with a strong emphasis on platform engineering and performance. Recently, his work has expanded into AI, where he builds generative AI systems and handles on-device machine learning. He has developed AI-driven content platforms and deployed optimized models using TensorFlow Lite and MediaPipe, focusing on making these technologies work reliably in real-world products.
Before joining PICO, Ye spent over a decade at Orange (France Telecom). He led various innovation projects from early concepts to full-scale production, covering mobile platforms, low-code systems, and interactive apps that reached millions of users. This experience shaped his ability to balance technical precision with practical product needs. Today, he continues to drive impact at the intersection of XR platforms, focusing on building better tools for developers and creating systems that scale.