Lead Software Engineer
CurrentLead Software Engineer for the Personalized Deals Feed - found at the front door of capitaloneshopping.com and the mobile app.The Personalized Deals Feed is a social media feed of all the best deals across the internet, tailored to the users interests.It is used by tens of thousands of people every day, and revenue has 10X'd since the products inception under my leadership.I lead many technical and business decisions that led to the growth of this product.- Designed, built, and iterated on the Algorithm that powers the personalization of the feed. This involves many machine learning and statistical concepts such as Neural Networks, Gradient Boosting, and Thompson Sampling to maximize user interest.- Scaling the application as it grew from a POC to thousands of active users. Utilized Redis, Cassandra, and container orchestration tools to do so.-------------------------Lead Software Engineer - Machine LearningIn Spring 2024, I moved to a new role to lead Machine Learning initiatives across Capital One ShoppingUtilizing next-gen AI tools to create personalized experiences across the business.