# John P. > Senior Software Engineer Location: Brooklyn, New York, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/johnp ## Work Experience ### Senior Software Engineer @ Spotify Jan 2025 – Present | New York City Metropolitan Area ### Software Engineer II @ Spotify Jan 2022 – Jan 2025 | New York City Metropolitan Area Implemented infrastructure to commercialize Spotify's internal developer portal plugins to create Spotify's first ever non-audio high-margin revenue stream. Maintain mature project areas of the Backstage developer portal OSS project surrounding, documentation as code (TechDocs), and information retrieval and knowledge management (Backstage Search) - reviewing pull requests, solving issues, and evolving the codebase to be usable for over 1K+ adopting companies. ### Software Engineer @ Ro Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | New York, New York, United States Use Django and React as part of the Roman (men's health) squad to build Ro's direct-to-consumer checkout flow for several OTC product offerings. Use Typescript and Django to build products and unique, accessible customer experiences, while using experimentation and data-driven decision making to increase conversion rates for our business. ### Software Engineer @ BuzzFeed Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Greater New York City Area Implemented accessibility, performance and core infrastructure updates across all of BuzzFeed’s rendering microservices, which serve 10M+ views daily. Built scalable infrastructure using React/Redux for BuzzFeed quizzes to support product and business development needs, which serve 1M+ daily users. ### Fullstack Development Intern @ BuzzFeed Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Greater New York City Area Implemented an internal tool for editors to change site navigation tabs on BuzzFeed’s homepage, using Amazon S3, Node, Express and React. Built local caching mechanisms, a slackbot that utilizes event-driven architecture, as well as the main navigation configuration update / storage logic. Ensured BuzzFeed's website's compliance with web content accessibility standards. ### Course Assistant for Programming with Data @ Khoury College of Computer Sciences Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Boston, MA Taught interdisciplinary practica that focused on Python programming basics and data science, emphasizing ethical topics such as algorithmic bias and data privacy. Facilitated office hours and graded homework assignments for 100 students, and oversaw/reviewed open dataset student projects. ### Fullstack Financial Engineering Coop @ Wayfair Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Boston, Massachusetts Integrated multiple data streams to aid in the development of Wayfair’s financial invoicing API, using GraphQL, PHP and T-SQL, helping open up ~$10 million in potential revenue. Designed and implemented a full stack web application utilizing React.js and PHP for dynamic product dimension updates. Maintain and fix SQL processors responsible for charging Wayfair’s inventory suppliers, using PHP and T-SQL. ### Research and Development Intern @ FX Digital Limited Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | London, United Kingdom Integrated Discovery channel web application for use in Android TV. Developed Alexa skills for voice-based interaction models based on client specifications. Created audio visualization software in Unity for use in modern digital experiences. ### Course Assistant for Object-Oriented Design @ Khoury College of Computer Sciences Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Boston, MA Tutoring concepts such as design patterns, scalability, and other core principles of object-oriented programming, as well as evaluating code performance and design for over 300 students. ### Data Analytics Intern @ WHOOP Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Boston, MA • Performed preliminary research for determining potential changes to calorie calculation algorithm. • Aided in development of notification system for users who were wearing their WHOOP strap incorrectly, based on time-series heart rate and accelerometer metrics. • Automated delivery of data reports to elite clients. ## Education ### Master of Science - MS in Computer Science Northeastern University ### Bachelor of Science - BS in Mathematics and Computer Science Northeastern University ### High School Valhalla High School ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/john-philip --- Source: https://flows.cv/johnp JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/johnp/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-30