# Aaron Gutierrez

> Software Engineer at wikiHow

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/aarongutierrez

Aaron Gutierrez is a software engineer at WikiHow, which is a website focused on creating a collaborative how-to guide for anything.  Previously, he was the founding engineer at Happiness Engines, a startup focused on consumer software.  He also worked previously for EA and startups that focused on creating social games. He is responsible for technical product development, technical operations, and full stack software development for desktop, iOS and web applications.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ wikiHow
Jan 2013 – Present

### Founding Engineer @ Happiness Engines
Jan 2011 – Jan 2013
* Developed and Launched Colorized, which was featured in the app store three times and had over 100k downloads.
* Developed and launched Happiness Engines, a software personal assistant.

### Senior Server Engineer @ Playfish
Jan 2010 – Jan 2011 | San Francisco, CA
* Responsible for software design, implementation, and test for server and client side software for the social game division of EA, which was previously Playfish. 
* Wrote server side code for The Sims Social, a facebook game which had over 1.5mm daily active users.
* Wrote server side code for Monopoly Millionaires, a facebook game which had over 700k daily active users.

### Senior Technical Lead @ Buzzbox, Inc
Jan 2009 – Jan 2010
* Designed/developed a web product that personalized your news.

### Software Engineer @ Doppelganger Inc.
Jan 2006 – Jan 2008
* Client and Server side development for vside.com, a 3D virtual world for Mac and PC which let you listen to music and interact with friends.
* Developed the games audio tools.
* Conceived and created a live broadcast radio for an MMO game on top of my normal work responsibilities.

### Software Engineer @ JBL Professional
Jan 2005 – Jan 2006 | Northridge, CA
* Responsible for development of software for the music production division of JBL Pro.  This division created loudspeakers for music producers doing surround sound mixes for movies and recording artists.   
* Created the software that allowed control of the surround sound speakers from a PC.
* Worked with the hardware engineers to integrated their new subwoofer into this line and shipped it.

### Software Engineer @ Northrop Grumman Corporation
Jan 2003 – Jan 2005 | El Segundo, CA
* Responsible for software design, and development of embedded C++ software on the F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter plane.


## Education
### Bachelor Of Science in Computer Engineering
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/aaronrgutierrez
- Portfolio: http://www.getcolorize.com/

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Last updated: 2026-04-10