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- Enabled decoupling 1000s of image, data, and content assets from installer bundles by developing REST microservices to manage content creation, staging, testing, and delivery flows (Kotlin, Quarkus, Kubernetes, Docker, Postgres/SQL, AWS, S3)- Reduced Bluetooth connectivity errors by > 50% by modularizing a cross-platform Bluetooth library with a well-defined API and automated test suite to ensure behavioral parity across PC, Mac, iOS, Android, and AppleTV (C++, Swift, Java, CoreBluetooth, Android Bluetooth, GTest).- Promoted modern best practices, introducing unit testing to C++ codebase, PR guidelines, Sonarqube code quality checks, and organizing development teams according to a full-stack vertical slice to own the end-to-end delivery of features with more autonomy.- Mentored and coached other developers through 1-on-1s, leading technical design discussions, iterated on interview methodology, and collaborated with engineering leadership on restructuring teams to be more self-sufficient, moving faster while maintaining high quality by following best practices.

- Promoted 3 direct reports, encouraging career development by setting goals for personal growth, tracks towards promotion, and identifying opportunities to give more autonomy and authority to my team- Finalized 6-12 month product roadmaps, collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders from product and marketing organizations to account for technical scope, while scheduling time for long-term investment and innovation- Defined job descriptions to hire engineers promoting inclusivity and diversity

- Reduced release qualification timeline from 3+ months to a biweekly cadence, implementing automated test fixtures and scalable, Docker/EC2 CI/CD agents to ensure continuous quality and frequent releases- Introduced 2 new hardware products to market as part of an integrated cloud/mobile/IoT platform for studio-quality music recording with a wireless, no-fuss user experience- Built embedded Linux applications, mobile apps, and collaborated with cloud developers to define REST and GraphQL APIs for real-time project collaboration across multiple platforms (C++, Swift, Kotlin, GraphQL, AWS Amplify)

- Published research at leading academic conference (PLDI) on Javascript semantics and the Web Browser execution environment- Research Intern at IBM Research developing Javascript frameworks for the cloud function platform OpenWhisk to reduce cost and increase performance- Mentored lab cohort of PhD students