Software engineer in Seattle. Spent 6 years at AWS EC2 Networking working on embedded databases (LMDB/RocksDB) and low-latency infrastructure. Currently building a real-time AI music system (LLMs → Python → WASM → audio callbacks) and a high-throughput MCP server using zero-copy serialization.

2019 — 2021Amazon Web Services (AWS)Senior Software Development Engineer

2019 — 2021

Greater Seattle Area

Spearheaded the migration of datastore infrastructure for EC2 Networking, enhancing system reliability and performance.

Optimized startup performance by implementing parallelized write operations, significantly reducing latency.

Ensured backwards compatibility during a fleet-wide rollout, minimizing disruption and maintaining service integrity.

2017 — 2019Amazon Web Services (AWS)Software Development Engineer II

2017 — 2019

Greater Seattle Area

Redesigned the EC2 Networking distribution layer, enhancing performance and scalability.

Migrated from in-memory storage to memory-mapped LMDB, significantly reducing memory footprint.

Implemented a lock-free architecture to eliminate latency spikes, improving user experience.

Led cross-team data migration initiatives, ensuring seamless integration and data integrity.

2015 — 2017Amazon Web Services (AWS)Software Development Engineer

2015 — 2017

Greater Seattle Area

Enhanced the reliability of EC2 Networking test infrastructure, ensuring robust performance for cloud services.

Developed capacity management tooling to optimize resource allocation and improve operational efficiency.

Implemented a 64-bit radix trie to extend IPv4 routing infrastructure, facilitating seamless IPv6 support.

2015 — 2015Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp.Software Developer

2015 — 2015

Greater Seattle Area

Built JDBC integration layer enabling third-party analysis tool compatibility with customer data APIs.

2013 — 2014WorkivaSoftware Engineer

2013 — 2014

Bozeman, MT

Developed text formatting engine for real-time collaborative document editing. Optimized rendering layer to maintain 60fps using profiling and virtual DOM techniques. Shared code between frontend and backend using GopherJS.

Education

2007 — 2012

Montana State University-Bozeman

Bachelor of Science (BS)

2007 — 2012

Experience+

Education

Bachelor of Science (BS)