# Riley A.

> Software Engineer

Location: United States, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/rileya

## Work Experience
### Staff Software Engineer @ Hummingbird
Jan 2022 – Present
The Trust team manages Hummingbird AWS infrastructure, keeps our data and systems secure, and implements cross-cutting product functionality.

### Security Software Engineer @ Plaid
Jan 2020 – Jan 2022
I worked on:
– Product and application security, designing and implementing systems to make it easy for our products to be secure by default
– Data privacy and security, securing consumers' data and building systems and processes to maximize consumer privacy
– Internal identity and authorization systems, including an HTTPS reverse-proxy for securing employee-to-prod connections

### Software Engineer @ Plaid
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area
I work on Plaid's consumer experience team. Projects include:

– Conversion of our primary React project, Link, to Typescript
– Monitoring and alerting for Link via Prometheus
– Implementation of comprehensive Auth
– Implementation of and iteration on returning user experience feature set

I also work on our technical recruiting and interviewing, developing questions and ensuring our hiring process is equitable and even enjoyable.

### Software Engineer @ Dropbox
Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area
I worked on Dropbox's Mobile Platform team, whose mandate is "faster, safer, easier." We implement tooling for: 

– Unit and UI tests in CI
– An automated high-frequency mobile release cycle
– Automated i18n submission and integration
– Core app frameworks, like feature gating and network services
– App modularity

### Mobile Developer - Intern @ Yelp
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014
I worked on the Yelp iOS app to attract more users and improve the user experience.

### Intern @ JPL (NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013
Rewrote low-level software used to control the mobility system testbed rover for the Mars rover Curiosity.

### Intern @ JPL (NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | Greater Los Angeles Area


## Education
### Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering
Purdue University
Jan 2011 – Jan 2015


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ravron
- Website: https://ravron.com

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Source: https://flows.cv/rileya
JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/rileya/resume.json
Last updated: 2026-03-22