Director Software Engineering

Philip Smith 206-***-**** ***@**.*** linkedin.com/in/philstech http://phils.tech

Software Engineering Manager & Senior Mobile Developer

Senior software engineering professional and data enthusiast with 15+ years of experience and a career progression that includes mobile application and web development experience. A versatile engineering team leader who has managed development teams that have consistently developed and delivered innovative direct-to-consumer web and mobile application user experiences.

Areas of Expertise Include:

Swift Objective-C XCode Java Node.js Ruby on Rails Scala Lift

JavaScript jQuery MySQL Oracle Situational Leadership Agile Development

Noted Skills & Value Offered

Innovative, passionate, and talented senior software engineer who excels in challenging environments .

Demonstrated accomplishments in leading software development teams and projects that leverage emerging technologies to deliver innovative and quality solutions.

Deep knowledge and understanding of core software concepts, mobile technologies, architectures, and trends.

Extensive experience with iOS and Android platform development, social media platforms, and video technology.

Professional Overview

Maker Studios, Culver City, CA 2014 - Present

DIRECTOR SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

Managed three distinct software engineering teams (Data Engineering, Native Mobile iOS, Android Development/Web Development with teams ranging in size between 3 to 15 engineers.

Led engineering teams in the development of web and content management tools, native application development and prototyping, direct-to-consumer video consumption experience, and data engineering initiatives.

Rebuilt a scalable data pipeline originally built on an AWS stack using Node.js, ECS, Elastic MapReduce, Hive and Spark for the extraction of revenue, view, and performance metrics for content creators on and extracted YouTube, Google DFP and AdWords, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and DailyMotion platforms.

Built 15 customized talent websites and native mobile applications on iOS AppStore and Google Play.

RealNetworks Inc., Seattle, WA 1999 - 2014

Progressed through roles of increasing scope and responsibility and built an impressive record of achievements in software development and engineering roles.

SENIOR DIRECTOR, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING (RealNetworks, 2008-2014)

Performed rapid prototyping and the exploration of new feature areas and experiences, back-end data persistence modeling, front-end web development for video tools, and iOS Objective-C development for iPhone and iPad devices.

Built several multimedia-based prototypes from the ground up, including RealNetworks INVU, an innovative second screen mobile video experience on the newly released iPad.

Provided high level design for the INVU product including system and data modeling, content editorial tools development, and Objective-C development of the iOS application.

Managed an SAAS video platform engineering team that supported mobile video services running on US carrier networks.

DEVELOPMENT MANAGER (RealNetworks, 2006-2008)

Managed engineering team for the professional services group and the Helix ASP Multimedia platform.

SENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER (RealNetworks, 1999-2006)

Charged with product development and design for a video content editorial tools and a content ingestion and batch encoding system for RealNetworks Professional Services.

Engineered customized front-end web and back-end solutions around the RealPlayer SDK and RealServer SDK for global streaming partners.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Art History & Architecture – The University of Washington, Seattle, WA

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