# Rodney L.

> Mostly Pressing Tab

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/rodneyl

All things mobile @ Tesla (Current). Robotaxi!
Android @ Reddit circa 2017 (First version of official Reddit mobile app)
Android @ FarmLogs YC W2012

## Work Experience
### Staff Software Engineer @ Tesla
Jan 2024 – Jan 2026 | San Francisco Bay Area
Core mobile experience
Robotaxi
Phone Key
iOS / Android / React Native

### Senior Software Engineer @ Tesla
Jan 2020 – Jan 2024
Core mobile experience
Robotaxi
Phone Key
iOS / Android / React Native

### Senior Software Engineer @ Reddit, Inc.
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area
Android Core, Discovery & Streaming teams

### Software Engineer @ FarmLogs
Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | Ann Arbor, Michigan
As one of the two developers on the Android team, I'm responsible for building new features, fixing bugs, releasing and managing a new version every 2 weeks, and actively refactoring its structure to adhere to best practices. Other responsibilities include updating its design as newer components are released, writing tests to ensure regressions do not appear, and monitoring user experience by tracking all user interactions. 

Each feature requires learning agricultural domain knowledge to accurately assess edge cases and identify performance issues. I initially will find and collaborate with the product owner to fully understand what we're trying to build and offer my opinions before it has been formalized into a specification. After a feature has been built and confirmed to be exactly to spec in both design and product I work extensively with QA to test anything that hasn't already been automated and address any issues before it is smoke tested for release.

### Software Engineering Intern @ FarmLogs
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Ann Arbor, Michigan
I spent my internship rebuilding the Android application for FarmLogs from the ground up. I wrote extensive unit tests for all of our initial Sqlite migrations. I developed the first version of Automatic Activity Tracking, a feature that automatically records the farmer's location when they begin doing activities in their fields.

### Instructional Aide @ University of Michigan
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | Ann Arbor, MI
EECS101

Taught students basic programming concepts such as variables, conditionals, loops, and functions via MIT App Inventor.

### Software Engineering Intern @ Zappos Family of Companies
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | Henderson, NV
Search and Personalization Team

Using Java and the Spring framework I added security measures to various internal tools to enable and disable certain controls based on a user's permissions. I also developed a web application to enable interns to RSVP to bus shuttles allowing the drivers to never leave anyone behind.

### Student Web Developer @ University of Michigan
Jan 2012 – Jan 2013
- Fix JS/CSS/HTML issues 
- Test CMS components 
- Create documentation on CMS features

### Classroom Lab Aide @ Washtenaw Community College
Jan 2011 – Jan 2011 | Washtenaw Community College
Helped students learn programming concepts and problems in a classroom setting.


## Education
### Computer Science in Engineering
University of Michigan

### Washtenaw Community College


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

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Last updated: 2026-04-01