Marcus S. Zarra
Software Developer / Manager
EXPERIENCE
Google, San Francisco, CA - Individual Contributor 2021/2023
● Developed and deployed distributed testing infrastructure
● Updated and maintained kernel(s) for several platforms
● Developed, updated and maintained testing infrastructure for new, yet to be released, hardware
● Wrote, and maintained documentation for testing systems Facebook, Menlo Park, CA - Individual Contributor
2018/2020
● Developed and deployed launch time tracking library
● Lead a small team to Improved launch time on older iOS devices
● Lead a team of several hundred iOS developers to reduced Facebook on iOS from > 200mb to 100mb
● Focused on improving code quality across company
● Mentored hundreds of iOS developers at Facebook. Apple, Cupertino, CA - Individual Contributor
2015/2018
● Rewrote all Core Data documentation
● Rewrote or updated example code for Core Data
● Updated networking documentation and example code MartianCraft - Owner / Team Lead
2014/2018
● Managed numerous projects across dozens of clients
● Worked on-site as needed with clients to insure projects shipped.
● Significant clients: Amazon, Apple, Associated Press, NewsCorp, Audible, TrainLine (UK) Zarra Studios - Owner / Team Lead
2006/2015
● Managed numerous projects across dozens of clients
● Worked on-site as needed with clients to insure projects shipped.
● Significant clients: Associated Press, NewsCorp, Verve Media, Apple, Rhapsody PUBLICATIONS
Core Animation - Addison Wesley Publications
Core Data - Pragmatic Programmer
Core Data v2 - Pragmatic Programmer
Core Data for Swift - Pragmatic Programmer
Core Data v3 - Pragmatic Programmer
Core Data v2 for Swift - Pragmatic Programmer