Director Of Engineering
Palo Alto, Ca
First employee and part of the founding team. Epic! is the leading ebook streaming service for kids.- Helped build the company and service from scratch- Led the product team to design and develop the largest digital reading and learning platform for kids- Grew and scaled engineering team with 0 turnover during my tenure as Engineering Director- Provided mentorship and direction to engineering team- Worked directly with the CEO to decide strategic product features and develop product roadmap- Developed content tooling and pipeline to convert publisher provided content to proprietary streaming format- Architected and built systems for book streaming to eliminate long loading times- Created and maintained discovery algorithm to provide personalized suggestions based on individual interests- Worked tirelessly to ensure world-class app performance and responsiveness- Designed and built systems for client side ORM and data persistence for offline use and reliable performance under poor network conditions- Architected database schemas for user data, content, and analytics- Designed and implemented content DRM and encryption to exceed strict publishing partner requirements- Performed A/B testing and conversion funnel optimization- Oversaw and developed content analytics and publisher reporting systems- Led expansion to additional platforms including iPhone, Android, and Web products- Provided CEO BI and KPI insights to help determine company and product direction- Researched behavior and needs of core demographics to help guide product development - Developed strategies for growth and widespread distribution- Helped scale servers to handle growing user base and maintain low server response times- Provided metrics and analytics to help successfully raise multiple rounds of funding- Developed products using Objective-C, Swift, MySQL, PHP, Angular, HTML, and Javascript- And the many more responsibilities and tasks required in an early stage startup
