Director of Software, New Initiatives (2023-)
Leading team building the user-facing UX for a new, unannounced product in the streaming category. Initially joined as Principal Software Engineer as the project transitioned from R&D to a committed project on the Company Roadmap; promoted to lead software team after 9mos. Team is responsible for applications on the new custom hardware, Android/iOS mobile clients, and new cloud services.
- Technical Architect – lead the design and implementation of new features Android, iOS, and custom AOSP HW, and Cloud codebases leveraging a new cross-platform server-driven UI architecture. Coordinate technical integration across internal and external teams.
- Project Roadmap and Execution – Implement and lead the Product + Software Development Processes including team strategy and planning. Coordinate across the Product, Design, Platform, QA functions as well as wider company teams and external partners
- Team Building – led hiring push leveraging both new hires and internal transfers; doubled size of team in 6mos including internal and external FTEs with a balanced range of experience from interns to Distinguished Engineers.
Highlights
- Travel to Santa Barbara, Boston, Seattle
- Took Amtrak Acela for first time. Also multiple red-eyes from west coast to east coast.
- Avoided going to CES including a suite at Wynn Las Vegas (see Stitcher and Samba TV)
- Visited both old HQ offices in downtown Santa Barbara and new offices in Goleta
- Team outings included baseball, hockey, softball, music concert, axe throwing, hiking, skeeball, and more. Din Tai Fung is a Seattle group-favorite.