# Philip Jenvey

> Staff Software Engineer at Mozilla

Location: Walnut Creek, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/philipjenvey

Specialties: ant, c, extreme programming, freebsd, hibernate, j2ee, java, javascript, jsp, ms sql server, myghty, mysql, oracle, perl, php, postgresql, python, rdf, semantic web, sgml, soap, struts, tcl, tomcat, twisted, wsdl, xhtml, xml, xslt

## Work Experience
### Staff Software Engineer @ Mozilla
Jan 2020 – Present
Developing Mozilla Services for millions of Firefox users. Distributed systems, Rust, Python.

### Senior Software Engineer @ Mozilla
Jan 2016 – Jan 2020
Developing Mozilla's Push Service for millions of Firefox users. Distributed systems, Python, Rust.

### Independent Contractor and Consultant @ Self-Employed
Jan 2005 – Jan 2016 | San Francisco Bay Area
o Software Freedom Conservancy (on behalf of the PyPy Project)

  Led the addition of Python 3 support to the PyPy VM while integrating and
  reviewing new features from mainline (Python 2) PyPy.

o PodShow/Mevio Inc.

  Developed PHP/Python/MySQL sites and optimized database usage. Integrated
  single sign-on authentication across multiple web assets. Provided advice on
  design and architecture of a Python based mp3 file ad insertion system.

o American Business Institute/Parachute Inc.

  Rewrote a Perl web front end system backed by the EclipseNet subscription
  service (via SOAP) to Python/Pylons web framework. Created an email
  notification daemon backed by MySQL/PostgreSQL.

o manageStar/Real Clear Technologies Inc.

  Resolved issues in manageStar's customized product for a large East Coast
  based bank. Involved Java/PHP/Jasper Reports template development and Java/
  MS SQL Server/Oracle performance enhancements. Acted as Technical Project
  Manager by working alongside the customer, managing expectations and
  coordinating QA/release schedules. Responsible for ensuring delivery of a
  quality, production-ready product to the customer.

### Summer of Code Mentor @ Python Software Foundation
Jan 2008 – Jan 2009
Mentored a student funded by Google to improve support for TurboGears 2 and SCons on Jython.

### Senior Web Engineer @ manageStar
Jan 2002 – Jan 2004

### Perl Developer (Independent Contractor) @ Netcentives
Jan 2000 – Jan 2000

### Unix Software Developer @ BSDi
Jan 1999 – Jan 2000

### Unix Software Developer @ Walnut Creek CDROM
Jan 1998 – Jan 1999


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/pjenvey
- Portfolio: http://dunderboss.blogspot.com/

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Last updated: 2026-04-12