# Sandosh Vasudevan > Principal Software Engineer at Rivian Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/sandosh 10 years of experience in full stack engineering with expertise in Javascript, HTML, CSS and related web technologies with a master’s degree in Human Computer Interaction Specialties: Web applications, mobile applications, single page applications ## Work Experience ### Principal Software Engineer @ Rivian Jan 2021 – Present | Palo Alto, California, United States ### Software Architect @ Zillow Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco, California ### Staff Software Engineer @ Zillow Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area ### CTO @ NousDecor Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | San Mateo ### Software Engineer @ Etsy Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 ### Senior Frontend Engineer @ FORMSPRING.ME, INC Jan 2010 – Jan 2013 • Responsible for programming all UI related JavaScript libraries and modules at Formspring that were used by me and other members of the team • Developed a 4.5 star rated Formspring iOS app using Obj-C from the ground up in 3 months with no prior experience; Closely worked with a team of 4 that also designed the backend API • Helped develop Reel iOS app in record 4 weeks from wireframes to app store launch • Responsible for design and development of Formspring’s HTML5 mobile app platform • Migrated old bloated JavaScript stack into a more flexible and scalable stack based on AMD patterns • Worked closely with the lead designer on multiple features on the site including a few iterations of the site layout, inbox, announce and other modules • Developed a packaging and deploying solution for assets using a CDN that reduced load and increased throughput on our front-end servers; developed a internal command system using websocket that integrated with our internal chat system and code repositories • Engineer no. 1; have occupied many roles from a generalist to a front end engineer to an iOS engineer; helped Formspring in scaling the application from 1 million to 28 million users; also helped in recruiting and building a strong team ### Co-Founder @ NEARFIELD INTERACTIVE, LLC Jan 2007 – Jan 2010 Responsible for conceptualizing, designing, and developing web-based products as the only engineer; instrumental in raising $500K investment • Designed and developed Timechart - web and mobile based employee shift scheduling and reporting application that helped 30+ clients reduce costs by 30% and scheduling time from 8 hrs to 40 mins; developed both backend RoR app and a rich JavaScript based UI • Created Tiseme - browser based tool to share, initiate and participate in online conversations; product had favorable reviews on VentureBeat; developed a Firefox extension in XUL and JavaScript that interacted with the back-end API built on PHP, MySQL, Python, and Beanstalk ### Research Assistant @ IUPUI Jan 2006 – Jan 2008 -Designed and developed web interface for Implicit Association Test; interface is extensively used by researchers in the university to understand implicit attitudes of human beings toward robots -Collaborated with a group of researchers to create multilingual interfaces to conduct online experiments in the field of Human Computer Interaction ### Software App. Developer Intern @ Yahoo! Jan 2007 – Jan 2007 • Designed Yahoo! Movies widget which Won ‘Must ship with Award’ at Yahoo! Intern Widget contest; selected among top 4 from 50+ submission • Designed and developed a Firefox extension to synchronously visualize page metrics at Yahoo! ### Freelance Web Developer @ Self Jan 2003 – Jan 2006 For more information, Please visit: http://www.sandosh.info/ ## Education ### Master of Science in Human Computer Interaction INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF INFORMATICS ### B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology, Madras ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/sandosh --- Source: https://flows.cv/sandosh JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/sandosh/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-12