# Garett Johnson

> Staff Software Engineer Tech Lead at Instagram

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

## Work Experience
### Staff Software Engineer @ Meta
Jan 2021 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area
Tech Lead - Instagram for Business

### Co-Founder @ SharpML
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021
• Built Tensorflow ML models for image classification, object detection, and OCR applications.
• Implemented entire cloud hosted, micro services infrastructure:
    - AWS
    - Kuberbetes
    - Exposes ML prediction requests through REST API endpoints
    - Captures prediction inputs for feedback and reusage for further model training
    - Scales to host multiple ML models and versions of each model utilizing Tensorflow Serving
    - Provides internal web tools in React / Typescript
    - Provides logging and monitoring: Elasticsearch, Kibana, Logstash, APM, Heartbeat, Metricbeat, Grafana, and Slack/email alerts

### Senior Software Engineer @ Cisco Meraki
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco, California, United States
• Lead Engineer for multiple teams and projects
• Standardized coding practices and test coverage for codebase to be followed by all engineers
• Launched multiple new mobile apps and hardware product lines
• Interviewed, onboarded, and mentored new engineers and managers
• Implemented an entire new CI/CD infrastructure for all mobile development
• Implemented an entire parallel, containerized end-to-end testing infrastructure for
mobile apps
• Implemented a new licensing model for a new product line
• Implemented mobile, front-end, and back-end features to integrate Cisco
Umbrella Security into products

### Software Engineer @ DeveloperTown
Jan 2014 – Jan 2018 | Indianapolis, Indiana Area
iOS Development
Developed multiple apps from the ground up, from nothing, to release for both the AppStore and Enterprise Distribution Deployments.
Mobile Lead on multiple apps.  Oversaw development and business logic for both iOS and Android apps.
Setup/utilized: Google Analytics, Push Notifications, unit test coverage
Mentored new developers through code reviews, pair coding sessions, general Q/A
		Ruby on Rails Development
	-	Lead Developer on multiple projects
	-	Developed JSON API’s for mobile consumption
	-	Developed responsive web applications
	-	Developed relational database schemes 
	Continuous Integration: Jenkins, Circle CI, Crashlytics, TestFlight, Fastlane
		AWS: OpsWorks, S3, SNS
		Agile Development: Pivotal Tracker, VSTS
		Source Control: Bitbucket and Github
		Scrum Team Lead
		Android Development
		Client Interaction:  Meet with clients at least weekly for requirements gathering, 			project planning, app demonstrations, collaboration with their internal 					development team, start-up absorption/ideation, technical/development 				advising.

### Boys Director of Coaching & Player Development @ Zionsville Youth Soccer Association
Jan 2008 – Jan 2014 | Zionsville, IN
Boys Director of Coaching & Player Development
USSF National B License
USSF National Youth License
NSCAA GK II License

• Responsible for the hiring, training, development curriculum, evaluations and reviews of the coaching staff
• Created and updated the year-round curriculum for all players and teams
• Coordinated with the Board of Directors to plan and budget both long/short
term directions of the business
• Coordinated with collegiate coaches/programs to identify and place players
into college programs

### Software Developer @ Hewlett-Packard
Jan 2007 – Jan 2008
Business Intelligence /  Enterprise Data Warehousing
Database performance optimizations and ETL tool automations

### Summer Intern @ Temple-Inland
Jan 2006 – Jan 2006
ASP.NET (C#/VB)
SQL Server
Oracle
Windows Server

### Summer Intern @ Temple-Inland
Jan 2004 – Jan 2004
ASP.NET (C#/VB)
SQL Server
Oracle
Windows Server


## Education
### BS in Computer Science
Purdue University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/garett-johnson-370a948

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Last updated: 2026-04-12