# Armand Meza-Gray

> Software Engineer at Google

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/armand

Skills: Android, Java, Dagger2, RxJava, Retrofit, C++, C, ReactNative, JS, Go, MySQL, AWS, NGINX

Experience (Current): Android Engineer II @ Skillz Inc.
•	Leading Engineering Pod of 5 developers and successfully on-boarded 6 new hires.
•	Introduced MVC architecture with modularization backed by new Dagger2 & RxJava integrations.
•	Independently integrated C++/C lib. using Android NDK completing 87.7% of UDP Client development.
•	Promoted after 6 months for leading Android technical initiatives in ReactNative SDK.

Open-Source Contributions/ Independent Projects/ Hackathons (https://goo.gl/gwOZTl):
•	netcode.io - Implemented two-socket support for ipv4 & ipv6 binding in Open-Source C Networking library.
•	TAAP - Sports performance app built with Test-Driven Development using MVC & multi-table SQLite db.
•	BLOC One - Project management app built using Firebase for live data retrieval & image storage.
•	SeeMe - Social networking hackathon app built on Go API server with MySQL hosted on AWS with NGINX.

Android Developement - Dev Mission - 2017
Pomona College - Math & Africana Studies Double Major - 2014
Loyola Marymount - Masters in Urban Education - 2016

See more: 
www.armandgray.com
https://github.com/armandgray

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Google
Jan 2020 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area
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### Android Engineer @ Google
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | San Bruno, California

### Coding Instructor @ dev/Mission
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area
•	Developed 3 independent Android Apps integrating full-stack implementations.
•	Acted as both coding student in classes and peer mentor for new program interns.
•	Engage in weekly Android specific programming courses.

### Android Engineer II @ Skillz Inc.
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area
•	Leading Engineering Pod of 5 developers and successfully on-boarded 6 new hires.
•	Introduced MVC architecture with modularization backed by new Dagger2 & RxJava integrations.
•	Independently integrated C++/C lib. using Android NDK completing 87.7% of UDP Client development.
•	Promoted after 6 months for leading Android technical initiatives in ReactNative SDK.

### High School Basketball Coach @ Oakland Unified School District
Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | Skyline High School
•	Coached team of 15 Players and directed 50 games & practices

JV Head Coach & Varsity Assistant Coach. Responsible for organizing, scheduling, planning and running junior varsity practices and games. Responsible for setting up games and transportation for players, coordinating practices with Athletic Director and Varsity head coach, collaborating with coaching staff on best practices, progress updates for players and yearly planning, and parent communication and coordination.

### Middle School Math Teacher @ Oakland Unified School District
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Roosevelt Middle School
6th & 7th Grade Mathematics Teacher.

•	Addressed 7 classes of 25 – 35 students teaching material across 6th & 7th grade every day.
•	Facilitated goal settings and performance for 100+ students each year.
•	Implemented extensive data tracking algorithm reaching 120 students with personal progress reports.

### Mission Techies Intern @ Mission Economic Development Agency
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016
•	Front-end web development bootcamp – HTML, CSS, JS
•	Emphasis on Principles of Programming - Javascript

### Middle School Math Teacher @ San Francisco Unified School District
Jan 2014 – Jan 2016 | Visitation Valley Middle School
6th & 7th grade Mathematics teacher. 

Responsibilities: taught five classes a day, attended weekly school staff meetings to work on school climate and plan academic adjustments; designed Excel program to track and generates data/feedback on student performance over time; collaborated with Math Department on lesson/curriculum planning and with other grade level teachers to determine/align best practices; tracked data, planned differentiated lessons, mentored, tutored, and communicated with over 100 families in English and Spanish.

### High School Basketball Assistant Coach @ San Francisco Unified School District
Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Lowell High School
Coordinate practices with Athletic Director and Varsity head coach. Collaborate with coaching staff on best practices, progress updates for players and yearly planning. Responsible for tracking player performance data and analyzing trends. Responsible for scouting opposing teams and analyzing threats and styles of play.

### Corps Member @ Teach For America
Jan 2014 – Jan 2016
Attend bi-weekly team meetings. Participating member of collaborative community of practice – responsible for strategic planning and execution of school community project towards raising student performance & behavior for students of color. Attend planning meetings with TFA teaching coach. Collaborate with corps members on unit and project planning for students.


## Education
### Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics & Africana Studies
Pomona College
Jan 2010 – Jan 2014

### Master of Arts - MA in Urban Education and Leadership
Loyola Marymount University
Jan 2014 – Jan 2016

### French Bac in Math Specialty
International High School
Jan 2006 – Jan 2010

### Android Developer
Dev Mission
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/armand-meza-gray-03aa03a

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Last updated: 2026-03-22