# Robin MacPherson > Software Engineer @ Google Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/robin β€’ I'm a Full-Stack Software Engineer, Author, Designer, and Filmmaker πŸ’»βœπŸΌπŸ“πŸŽ₯ β€’ I have 5 years of engineering experience, from working at San Francisco startups; to designing & building my own foreign-language journaling software platform that now serves over 15,000 users and generates recurring subscription revenue; to now being a very proud and happy Googler ✨ β€’ I'm also a loving Content Creator with over 3 Million total views across over 300+ videos on YouTube over the last 8 years helping people learn and enjoy foreign languages 🌎 I self-published a book on Maintaining Foreign Languages in 2018 which you can find on my website πŸ“– ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer @ Google Jan 2022 – Present | Sunnyvale, California, United States ### Software Engineer & Designer @ Journaly Jan 2018 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area β€’ Led visual and technical design, architecture, engineering, and project management of the entire platform that delivers value to over 15,000 users and generates recurring subscription revenue. β€’ As an Open-Source project, I collaborated with just one core teammate and managed/supported over a dozen contributors. β€’ Key technologies: JavaScript, TypeScript, React.js, Next.js, Apollo, Prisma, Nexus, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, Stripe, Serverless, AWS. β€’ Highlight Projects: Notification System, Subscription Payments Infrastructure (Stripe), Managed Queue Service for handling daily email notifications (AWS & Serverless), Image Thumbnailing Service (S3, Cloudfront, Lambda, Serverless). β€’ Find all the code at github.com/Journaly/journaly ! ### Content Creator & Filmmaker @ Robin MacPherson Jan 2014 – Present β€’ I've been creating content about language learning and lifestyle since 2014, primarily through videos and short-documentary film content on YouTube @ youtube.com/c/RobinMacPhersonFilms β€’ I also wrote, designed, and self-published a book called How To Maintain Languages in 2018 which can be found @ robinmacpherson.co/shop β€’ I post short-form content and photos on Instagram @_robinmacpherson ### Software Engineering Team Lead @ StyleSeat Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area β€’ As Team Lead of this brand new team while also acting as Scrum Master and the primary code contributor, I was heavily involved in day-to-day team management, velocity optimization, and had constant collaboration with my product owner and team stakeholders. β€’ Collaborated on technical design and architecture of key projects. β€’ Led and mentored one junior engineer closely. ### Software Engineer @ StyleSeat Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area β€’ Collaborated heavily on team management as Scrum Master for two quarters. β€’ Led technical design and development of a brand new service for rapid development & iteration of landing pages (Next.js, React.js, and Serverless Framework integrated with our internal AWS Cloud Infrastructure). β€’ Worked extensively on full-stack projects across many areas of the codebase (JavaScript & React / Python & Django). β€’ Successfully introduced and drove the effort to bring TypeScript to the codebase. β€’ Participated extensively on Frontend & Backend Chapters. ### Software Engineer @ Fundbox Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area β€’ Worked extensively with HTML, CSS/SASS, and JavaScript on the frontend / Python and Django on the backend. β€’ Set up and maintained A/B tests for Product team to measure the impact of new features. β€’ Owned the development of the Django CMS used to create landing pages and blog posts by the Marketing Team. β€’ Supported Marketing efforts by building tailored tools for their initiatives. β€’ Key technologies: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, Python, Django, Django CMS. β€’ Designed and built a POC for full CMS re-build with Vue.js, Nuxt, Contentful, and Netlify. β€’ Led efforts to prioritize technical debt and consolidate redundant legacy code. ### Language Teacher, Translator, & Business Owner @ Polylingual Solutions Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 Polylingual Solutions (now closed) was a language services company that I created, which provided various solutions within language instruction, coaching, and translation. β€’ Taught English, French, Japanese, and Italian to individual and small-group classes. β€’ Provided general language coaching. β€’ Translated from French, Italian, and Japanese into English – ranging from technical documents to a series of Italian children's books. β€’ During this time I also did an internship at a French immersion school, teaching 5th grade studies standard elementary school subjects in French. β€’ I also wrote a book called "How To Maintain Languages" during this time which I self-published in April 2018. ### Freelance Japanese-English Interpreter @ Unknown Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | Fukuoka, Japan I provided interpreting services between Japanese and English on a freelance basis to help bring a torn Japanese/American family back together. This involved interpreting in various cultural and professional contexts, such as: immigration, contract negotiation, and personal relationships. ## Education ### Bachelor of Arts - BA in International/Global Studies University of North Carolina at Charlotte Jan 2009 – Jan 2014 ### Bachelor of Arts - BA in Japanese Language and Literature University of North Carolina at Charlotte Jan 2009 – Jan 2014 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/robin-macpherson --- Source: https://flows.cv/robin JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/robin/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-22