# Jordan Stinson > Software Engineer @ Databricks Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/jordanstinson Software Engineer @ Databricks | Kubernetes Autoscaling | University of Waterloo, BCS Software Engineer with experience building large-scale, cloud-native infrastructure. Currently part of the Kubernetes Autoscaling team at Databricks, focusing on intelligent workload scaling, cluster efficiency, and reliability for data and AI platforms. Passionate about designing systems that balance performance, efficiency, and resilience at scale. Interested in software security and privacy. ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer @ Databricks Jan 2024 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States Member of the Kubernetes Autoscaling team at Databricks, working on systems that improve efficiency, reliability, and scalability of large-scale data workloads. Primary focus is Autopilot, an intelligent autoscaler that leverages historical workload patterns to dynamically adjust CPU and memory resources. Key areas of contribution include: Efficiency optimization through intelligent VM instance selection and management Cluster health monitoring to ensure stability, scalability, and cost-effectiveness at massive scale Enhancements that enable Databricks customers to run data and AI workloads seamlessly and efficiently Dedicated to building cloud-native infrastructure that balances performance, reliability, and cost savings for enterprise-scale data platforms. ### Software Engineer Intern @ Citadel Securities Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | New York, New York, United States • Implemented log parser in Python to parse trade logs into KDB database, using Q to query the database and calculate stats such as fill % and return results to the user interface • Built an analytic dashboard in React to show linkage through trade process from client to market, allowing traders to easily query client orders and discover where slippage was occurring • Collaborated closely with traders to gather user feedback and requirements, translating their input into a user interface ### Software Engineer Intern @ Splunk Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | San Jose, California, United States • Ported over a rules service engine to follow new language specifications, allowing new detections to be run for a user behavior threat detection software • Used Java to write and JUnit test new compiler functionality, with over 92% code coverage • Added support for JSON structures and implemented optimizations to flatten AST involving nested field extractions ### Software Engineer Intern @ Amazon Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada • Implemented message aggregator in Java to reduce the number of shipment capacity breaches, using JUnit and Mockito to perform unit testing • Used Kinesis to manage parallel data streams to avoid hot partition problems when updating DyanmoDB with updated shipment information • Implemented thread safe code to allow several hosts to run in parallel, processing over 2000 shipment updates a second ### Data Relevancy Engineer @ Wish Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada Implemented interface and functionality using TypeScript with React for user account and influencer pages for an e-commerce website Developed scripts using GraphQL to query and mutate data as well as storing and updating the cache directly, leading to a 40% reduction in network traffic Implemented Google Analytics tracking throughout the site to track user interaction as well as API calls ### Software Developer @ Zamplo Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Calgary, Alberta, Canada Designed and implemented an admin console using React-Native-Web, allowing admins to add, remove, and edit existing users, partners, health data and conditions Created load testing scripts using k6 to test new API calls, using docker to run the scripts Lowered the number of calls needed to APIs by 40% by using Redux to manage app-wide state Reduced DOM re-renders by 60% by improving existing logic through the use of third-party libraries ### Associate Operations Coordinator @ Ritual Technologies Inc. Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada • Received old client devices, tasked with upgrading and installing new software onto devices, making them ready for client use once again • Tripled the expected efficiency of producing client devices from 3 devices per hour to 10 devices per hour • Quickly found the proper resources and instructions to smoothly complete jobs when encountering difficulties with devices, such as the client’s device frozen on a given screen ## Education ### Bachelor of Computer Science in Computer Science University of Waterloo ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jordan-stinson --- Source: https://flows.cv/jordanstinson JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/jordanstinson/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-29