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roles :
- id : bazel-configurability
image : jobs/google/bazel.png
name : Software Engineer # III
team : Bazel Configurability
company : Google
startDate : 2016-07-15 # vague guess - this was around when I would have
# started getting to work on reviewing configurability
# changes and getting up to speed on this team
endDate : 2019-10-04 # dead on, this was my last day at Google
shortDescription : >
Optimizations and flexibility for multiplatform builds for Bazel projects.
description : >
Primary expert for _configuration trimming_, a major overhaul of Bazel's
multiplatform support to save time and memory for users by collapsing
equivalent build tasks.
achievements :
- id : feature-flags
description : >
Designed and built a feature flag system for Bazel, used by ~50
Android teams within Google, with more asking to be enabled weekly.
- id : whitelisting
description : >
Designed and built a mechanism for controlling rollouts of Bazel
features, which was quickly adopted by other subteams within Bazel.
- id : attribute-refactor
description : >
Refactored Bazel's attribute support, prompting a code owner to
describe the result as "so much better it hurts."
- id : test-trimming
description : >
Sped up developer build/test switching, saving 2min+ reanalysis on
each switch, adding up to an hour or more of wait time saved per
engineer over a day's builds.
- id : tagged-trimming
description : >
Implemented manual trimming to get Android developers
reduced memory use immediately, saving multiple GB of memory
per build and avoiding OOM conditions.
- id : tagged-trimming-rollout
description : >
Built a fully automated Python migration tool for and consulted
with users to roll out manual trimming, saving hours of manual corrections
per project.
- id : auto-trimming
description : >
Researched the automatic trimming problem and wrote over 60
pages of design documents proving
[ the viability of trimming and the tradeoffs of different options](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MHq-PKTEhTj7uI185Lm7HSFJK0xSssaY3ZTz7Djq-6A/edit).
- id : trimming-prototype
description : >
Built a TypeScript/Angular2 prototype to gather data on the
tradeoffs of different trimming algorithms with real builds.
- id : bazel-u
description : >
Ran multiple talks for the Bazel team about trimming and feature
flags, consulted with individual developers across teams, and received
a peer bonus for my expertise.
- id : trimming-metaphors
description : >
Wrote an easy-to-read
[ introduction to the complexities of trimming](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1J6yvbe0Rt-KLGzVtW9Pt0YjPB8R_tQQ7zy8jIjay7l0/edit)
and received a peer bonus describing it as "one of the best docs I've
read at Google."
- id : bazelcon
description : >
Solicited experts for BazelCon 2018, coordinated rooms day-of, and
made office hours work despite last-minute loss of venue. Received a
peer bonus from the head organizer.
- id : jvm-bug
description : >
Found and fixed a subtle bug in Bazel's test code related to JIT
compilation which disappeared when directly tested as a result.
- id : personal-postmortem
description : >
Wrote, gave a talk on, and received a peer bonus for a document
speaking frankly about emotional safety on the team.
- id : team-culture
description : >
Proposed improvements to team culture, ran meetings on the subject,
consulted with management and gathered feedback from team members.
- id : kotlin
description : >
Consulted with the Kotlin team at Google about the possibility of
using Kotlin within Bazel.
- id : bazel-release
image : jobs/google/bazel-old.png
name : Software Engineer in Test # II
team : Bazel Release Process
company : Google
startDate : 2013-09-15 # rough guess, since I was still working on Wallet in
# Q3 2013, but had fully transitioned to Bazel by
# Q3 2014 - but it hadn't gotten cold yet
endDate : 2017-06-15 # did I truly ever stop working on the release process?
# however, this is around when it stopped being my job
shortDescription : >
Migrations, stability, and features for the internal release process of
Bazel (a.k.a. Blaze).
description : >
Local expert on Google-internal release and testing tools, primary expert
on the release process for the Google-internal version of Bazel (a.k.a.
Blaze).
achievements :
- id : testability
description : >
Updated old release Bash scripts to allow for testing of changes
without risking the stability of the release.
- id : autorerun
description : >
Automated the rerunning of all tests across Google's continuous
builds, saving sheriffs the time and hassle of manually checking the
results and starting reruns.
- id : documentation
description : >
Thoroughly documented the existing release process and all changes
being made to it and presented this information at a team summit,
received a peer bonus.
- id : sheriff
description : >
Consulted with sheriffs and acted as a go-to backup sheriff during
especially difficult situations. Received 4 peer bonuses for different
key moments of help.
- id : redesign
description : >
Designed a new version of the release process using more modern
infrastructure, avoiding version desync problems and allowing better
testing.
- id : tooling
description : >
Automated release of sheriff tooling to developer workstations,
preventing use of out-of-date utilities and making diagnostics during
release significantly easier.
- id : release
description : >
Fixed, documented, and added checks for a rarely used process,
avoiding regular misunderstandings about how the process works.
- id : mentor
description : >
Mentored a new team member in Python and internal release tools,
guided him in implementing the redesign and becoming the new
expert. Got a peer bonus.
- id : bazel-android
image : jobs/google/bazel-old.png
name : Software Engineer # II
team : Bazel Android Support
company : Google
startDate : 2013-09-15 # same as Bazel Release Process
endDate : 2016-11-15 # vague guess - this is around when my focus shifted to
# configurability full-time, since before that I was
# doing configurability as a side job and Android as a
# primary job
description : >
Built features relating to compiling Android apps within Bazel.
achievements :
- id : aidl
description : >
Fixed a long-standing bug in Bazel's AIDL support, correcting
incorrect builds, and migrated all Google Android projects, saving
teams time and bugs.
- id : native
description : >
Upgraded Bazel's Android native code support to allow for automatic
compilation within Bazel, avoiding the need for users to implement it
in a separate system.
- id : jack
description : >
Added support for the Jack and Jill compilers to Bazel, allowing the
Jack team to instantly test their work across the real projects within
Google.
- id : client
description : >
Consulted with a major App Engine client and helped their developers
get set up to use Bazel for their Android app. Received a spot bonus.
- id : google-tooling
image : jobs/google/google.png
name : Software Engineer in Test # II
team : Internal Tooling
company : Google
startDate : 2013-02-15 # rough guess, since Jon mentioned my work on the tool
# in Q3 2013
# which was after I started the UI work in Summer
# which was after I'd been invited to start working on
# the project around midway through Q1
endDate : 2017-12-18 # dead on, this is the day I got a peer bonus for
# helping with turning this down
shortDescription : >
Built and maintained parts of a test-account creation service.
description : >
Built and maintained parts of an internal test-account creation service
which was used by several teams throughout Google for easy isolated
integration testing. At its peak, it created and deleted hundreds of
accounts every minute.
achievements :
- id : wallet-profile
description : >
Installed a new account template on the account creation service,
allowing users to create Google accounts which already had Wallet
accounts set up.
- id : dartui
description : >
Rewrote the existing hacky Javascript-and-jQuery UI in clean,
well-tested Dart, allowing for fully automated
push-on-green releases.
- id : maintenance
description : >
Investigated bug reports, coordinated with other teams and remained
on -call to keep users' tests running. Received three peer bonuses and
a spot bonus.
- id : shutdown
description : >
Received a peer bonus for assisting with the shutdown and migration to
a newer service owned by the account team.
- id : wallet-testing
image : jobs/google/wallet.png
name : Software Engineer in Test # II
team : Wallet Web Frontend
company : Google
startDate : 2011-07-18 # dead on, this was my start date
endDate : 2013-09-15 # same as with the Bazel Release Process start date,
# since they're the same day
shortDescription : >
Built and maintained test infrastructure for the Wallet web frontend.
description : >
Embedded test infrastructure support for the Wallet web frontend team;
worked with related teams and fellow software engineers in test to make
sure developers could quickly and easily write and run tests.
achievements :
- id : page-objects
description : >
Built a framework based on WebDriver PageObjects allowing developers
to write tests as if giving instructions, making tests more stable,
less buggy, and shorter.
- id : integration-suite
description : >
Built and optimized a full-stack in-memory integration test, cutting
time-to-results 75% and allowing tests to run in the
continuous build for instant feedback.
- id : smoke-tests
description : >
Wrote an adapter allowing tests written for in-memory to be used on
the staging and production sites for fully automatic release
testing, halving the build cop checklist.
- id : fun-events
description : >
Organized fun events and wrote fun recruitment emails for the team,
keeping spirits high and the team close.
- id : guice
description : >
Received a peer bonus for teaching teammates how to work with Guice
wiring and the innards of the integration test infrastructure.
- id : agora-games
image : jobs/agora.gif
name : Software Intern
company : Agora Games
startDate : 2010-11-04 # or thereabouts, this is when I was interviewing
endDate : 2010-12-04 # as recorded in a livejournal comment...
shortDescription : >
Wrote browser tests for Rails-based web services.
description : >
Wrote Cucumber and Selenium-based browser tests for Rails-based web
services.
- id : star-analytics
image : jobs/staranalytics.png
name : Software Intern
team : Star Task Builder
company : Star Analytics
startDate : 2010-04-15 # very approximate, got my IP phone/laptop around then
endDate : 2011-05-15 # ish, I stopped this around when I left school
shortDescription : >
Wrote a C#-based UI for the Star Analytics task automation service.
description : >
Developed a C#-based user-friendly GUI for building one's own custom tasks
and processes, allowing even those without coding knowledge to use this
feature.
- id : misc
image : jobs/blocks.svg
name : Hobbyist
team : Other (personal, school, side jobs etc.) Projects
startDate : null
endDate : null
achievements :
- id : blog
description : >
Built a [personal blog website](https://blog.reya.zone) using Eleventy
and Netlify, and hand-coded the theme and filters etc. in
HTML, JS, and CSS. (Not unlike this resume!)
- id : anki
description : >
Built Python [Anki plugins](https://github.com/programmablereya/wani-anki)
to ease my Japanese study, synchronizing learned kanji from WaniKani
and enabling one-click swapping of fields in downloaded cards.
- id : discord
description : >
Built an extensible Kotlin-based Discord chatbot for playing Codenames
with friends.
- id : minecraft
description : >
Built several Minecraft plugins, both in Java and in Kotlin, for use
on my self-hosted server.
- id : church
description : >
Built a C#-based tool for splitting out the pages of a PDF which
contain the IDs from a list, saving the church hours of manual work
printing only those pages.
- id : rental
description : >
Built Python/PyGTK/SQLite based rental property payment tracking
software and migrated the old Visual Basic version to it, permitting
it to keep functioning after the old computer died.
- id : dice-roller
description : >
Built a Javascript-based dice-rolling chatbot for MSN+, enabling my
friends and I to play D&D over the internet easily.
- id : flagship-tasks
description : >
Built a [task management project](https://github.com/thoughtbeam/flagship_tasks)
in Ruby on Rails for an engineering capstone project at RPI.
- id : assignments
description : >
Built an assignment tracker in Python/PyGTK for managing work at
RPI.
- id : extreme-pi-2
description : >
Built a Python/PyOpenGL based video game for a Graphics class project
at RPI.
- id : extreme-pi
description : >
Built an SDL game in raw C for a capstone project in high school.
- id : encrypted-chat
description : >
Built an obfuscated chat program in Python allowing communication
between students over the school networks in high school.
- id : vectors
description : >
Built a TI-BASIC based vector calculation program which was used by my
entire high school class to make vector calculations easier in
Physics class.
- id : java-chat
description : >
Built a Java-based chat program allowing communication between
students over the school networks in high school.
