# Max Goldstein > Software engineer in the SF Bay Area or fully remote. I have 7 years of experience at Apple where I was backend tech lead on a major internal system used for testing OS software. Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/maxgoldstein1 I have 7 years of experience at Apple where I was backend tech lead on a major internal system used for testing OS software. I know how to design systems that scale with microservice oriented architecture, and how to design usable APIs for customers. I can work effectively with managers, peers, mentees, and customers. ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer @ Descript Jan 2024 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area Engineer on the Server Platform team, responsible for managing k8s manifests, migrating services between clusters, and incident oncall. ### Software Engineer @ Apple Jan 2016 – Jan 2024 | Cupertino, California, United States Tech lead on an internal Continuous Integration system used by thousands of employees, and essential to testing and shipping Apple’s operating systems. * Designed three iterations of JSON APIs for configuring the CI system. * Performed oncall duties including incident response, responding to customer questions, and screening new bug reports. * Operated a system of tens of microservices with cloud deployments. Designed Casandra table schemas, and protobuf messages sent on Kafka. * Collaborated with front-end and design teams on new product features. One-year rotation program with the power team * Designed and implemented an internal “heads up display” for monitoring device power consumption in real time. Display includes visualization of power draw over time and by component. * Contributed functions to internal test library to enabling automated testing for leaked power assertions. Volunteered with an internal grassroots test advocacy group • Helped organize two internal conferences and presented two original talks. • Set and evaluated objectives and key results in biweekly meetings for three quarters. * Authored and edited internal reference material about software quality and testable design. ### Developer @ SmartLogic — Web and Mobile Development Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Baltimore, Maryland Consultant to add features to client's web apps (usually Rails) ### Junior Developer @ Lookingglass Cyber Solutions Inc. Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Baltimore, Maryland Added features (models, API methods, UI, and tests) to existing Rails stack With team, designed and built single-page application dashboard in JavaScript, with React • Transformed data from proprietary format to key-value pairs for database, in Clojure ### Operations Director @ WMFO - Freeform College Radio Jan 2012 – Jan 2014 Wrote and revised scripts to log songs played, detect explicit songs, generate playlists. Managed SQL database of metadata for 290 thousand songs. Modified open source music automation software; patches accepted by developer. Built and operated extensive Audio Over IP LAN and radio signal chain. Upgraded servers, crimped ethernet cables, rackmounted audio equipment. Consulting and supporting an organized team running a successful radio station and concert series. ### Developer Intern @ EditShare Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 Implemented caching, paging 10k+ results across multiple systems, for real-time scrolling Completed user-friendly web interface for network switch in Tornado, Bootstrap ### Software Engineering Intern @ Acme Packet Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 Fixed product defects and added new features in large C++ codebase Improved input validation using regular expressions Revised and standardized documentation strings across approx. 200 XML files Identified and categorized defects; filed reports with team and superiors ## Education ### Bachelor of Science in Computer Science Tufts University, School of Engineering ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/max-goldstein-1ab4713a - Website: http://maxgoldste.in/ --- Source: https://flows.cv/maxgoldstein1 JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/maxgoldstein1/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-01