# Grant Collins

> Senior software engineer at Compass

Location: San Jose, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/grantcollins

Experienced data engineer and entrepreneur. Currently interested in streaming data problems.

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer @ Compass
Jan 2022 – Present | Seattle, Washington, United States

### Software Engineer @ Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Jan 2020 – Jan 2022

### Data Engineer @ Bird
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020
Built real time streaming applications with Apache Flink and Kafka to make decisions and predictions about vehicle movement, location, and state
Built in house flink deployment management platform
Built pipelines for surfacing data for analysts
Stack: Kotlin, Java, Python

### Lead Engineer / Co-founder @ fintech startup
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Greater Los Angeles Area
Full stack development (Node.js, Golang, React, Python), product design, devops, partner relations

### Software Engineer @ Stem Disintermedia Inc.
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Los Angeles, CA

### CTO / Founder @ Trakfire
Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | Los Angeles
Full stack engineer, product design and implementation.

### Mobile Solutions Architect @ TradeMotion
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Del Mar, CA
Project consultant for design and development of new mobile automotive platforms.

### Software Engineering Intern @ ViaSat Inc.
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014
Build tools for aircraft RF testing.


## Education
### Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Computer Science
University of Southern California
Jan 2012 – Jan 2015


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/grant-collins-16399787

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Last updated: 2026-03-22