# Jonathan Wong > Software Engineer at Classpass Location: Alameda, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/jonathanwong2 I've fully thrown myself into my current position as a software developer, the exact job you'd expect for someone with a degree in Physics and an interest in Classics and sports analytics. No? Well, whether or not you agree, I believe that finding various ways to approach complex equations and parsing Latin epics have given me the tools to be a proactive and contributing member of Principal Development Group, a technology consulting firm that specializes in the media and entertainment industry. I work with users, clients, and coworkers to develop a product that helps Sony Pictures distribute and manage licenses of thousands of movies and shows to media companies all around the world. I do my best work as an energetic part of a team, creating the product that best addresses the current issues with an eye towards the future. I'm driven to find problem-solving opportunities where there may not be an obvious initial answer. People enjoy working with me to develop the right solution, not just the easiest or the fastest solution. What drives me is seeing my results make real-world impacts that benefit many people, and my initiative stands out on projects with those type of implications. I'm open to new experiences and interesting problems, so don't hesitate to contact me through LinkedIn or at jrw12011@mymail.pomona.edu. ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer @ ClassPass Jan 2022 – Present ### Senior Software Engineer @ Principal Development Group Consulting Jan 2019 – Jan 2022 AT&T (June 2019 - Present) (May 2022 - Present) Built Golang microservices supporting Direct Ad Insertion into the DirecTV streaming platform to provide more consistent delivery of targeted advertisements to live TV viewers. Tech stack: Golang (August 2020 - May 2022) Built pipelines using AWS Glue and EMR Spark jobs that source from s3 buckets and couchbase instances to provide near real-time data on set top box viewership activity, ad delivery performance, and set top box targeting data, collating and presenting billions of rows of incoming data each day into usable data for AT&T’s ad sales team. Implemented multiple AWS Glue workflows, deployed using Cloudformation scripts, that coordinate glue triggers, jobs, and crawlers into scheduled processes to keep the datalake current. Tech Stack: AWS Glue | AWS EMR | Apache Spark | AWS Athena | Tableau | Spring Boot | SQL Server | AWS Cloudformation (September 2019 - August 2020) Built and managed Ad Data Security Manager (ADSM) to coordinate user profile data and ad campaign information to deliver targeted ads to 15 million Set Top Box users and obfuscate personally identifying information stored in the cloud, leveraging Spring Batch and Couchbase. Tech Stack: Spring Boot | Spring Batch | Couchbase (June 2019 - September 2019) Engineered a RESTful Spring Boot API for Adapt, the AT&T’s ad request service for streamed VOD content to set top boxes. API returns network ids for a given media to deliver better targeted advertisements. Using Couchbase as a quick access NoSQL database for caching and returning data, the Adapt Network Decorator API returns data 15 times faster than the current solution, while maintaining high consistency using customized eviction policies. Tech Stacks: Spring Boot | Couchbase ### Software Engineer @ Principal Development Group Consulting Jan 2015 – Jan 2019 | Greater Los Angeles Area Sony Pictures Entertainment (June 2015 - June 2019) - Developed and enhanced a license distribution and management system called Revenue Pipeline Management, a large enterprise web application for the Sony Pictures Television International and Domestic Distribution sales teams. - Increased efficiency by 75% for an excel upload process that persisted movie sales plan data. Achieved through overall code maintenance and caching. - Improved load times by 60% of contractual product information via Ehcache. - Designed, built, and tested the Media Licensing Rights generation module, which determines the contract structure for all Sony distribution deals. Converted a legacy PL/SQL stored procedure into a fully Java solution backed by a cleaner Test-Driven Development process. - Developed generic HTTP PATCH request handler to for easy integration of future patch requests throughout the application. - Led team building a new material distribution system using RESTful Spring Boot microservices. leveraged Spring Data JPA, REST APIs, and Mapstruct for concise and maintainable code. - Implemented automatic triggering off material distribution system to send information to material delivery system, via ActiveMQ. ### Research Assistant @ The Chinese University of Hong Kong Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Hong Kong I designed an experimental research project to determine nutrient distribution in Pseudomonas aeruginosa swarms, finding that limited dispersal of public goods holds in the presence of motile bacteria. Using MATLAB, I developed a novel analysis process for monitoring fluorescence levels in bacterial swarms to better understand particle distribution. I also identified novel colony interactions in mutant strains of P. aeruginosa, promoting further research questions on swarm fluid characteristics. ### Research Assistant @ Pomona College Jan 2012 – Jan 2014 | Claremont, CA Assisting in the construction of an adaptive optics system (an instrument that removes atmospheric aberrations) for Pomona's 1m telescope. This is a 3 year project. We currently have a fully operational system on which we can begin to do scientific observation. See the Publications section below. ### Teaching Assistant @ Pomona College Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 Teaching Assistant for Astronomy 1 Lab, Introductory Mechanics Lab, and Physics 70 Lab (Spacetime, Quantum, and Entropy) ### High School Tutor @ Self-employed Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 One-on-one tutoring of high school student in AP Physics. ### Intern @ NASA Ames Research Center Jan 2011 – Jan 2011 | Moffet Field, CA Worked in the Psychophysiology lab analyzing experimental data and developing programs on Microsoft Excel using Visual Basic to expedite analysis. ### Senior Intern @ Chabot Space & Science Center Jan 2009 – Jan 2011 | Oakland, CA Performed demonstrations for the general public in the museum as well as on outreach programs to various schools around the Bay Area. Also acted as mentor to other volunteers and interns in the Galaxy Explorers program. ### Intern @ NASA Ames Research Center Jan 2010 – Jan 2010 | Moffet Field, CA Aeromechanics branch: Created a program on MATLAB to calculate fuel efficiencies of four types of rotorcraft depending on payload and trip. ## Education ### Physics in Physics, Astronomy, Classics Pomona College ### Miramonte High School ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jrw12011 --- Source: https://flows.cv/jonathanwong2 JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/jonathanwong2/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-11