# Taylor Wingard

> Backend Software Engineer

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/taylorwingard

I love solving challenging problems by building unique and innovative solutions!

I'm a full stack engineer currently working at Facebook with a passion for building stable and scalable infrastructure. These days I spend most of my time designing and implementing backend systems with RESTful APIs using MySQL, PHP, and GraphQL. I have experience building a wide range of applications using Django / Flask, React, Redis, and Celery. I've had some exposure to AWS in professional setting as well.

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer @ Parafin
Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Software Engineer @ Robinhood
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | Menlo Park

### Internal Software Engineer @ Facebook
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Menlo Park
Design, develop, and maintain tools for the marketing organization. Using PHP, GraphQL, React, and MySQL, empowered marketing to orchestrate complex marketing operations across multiple business and ads surfaces.

### Internal Solutions Engineer @ Facebook
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Menlo Park, California
Developed an application to automate the creation of marketing reports in real time using Django, Python, and Redis. Integrated the solution to existing internal platforms using React and the Django API framework.

### Software Engineer @ Raybeam, Inc.
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Mountain View, California
Operated as a software engineer and consultant solving client problems with tailor made solutions. Developed the back end to applications using (predominately) Python, Django, and MySQL.

### Affiliate @ Berkeley Lab
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Berkeley, CA
I played an assisting role in a research group in the Chemical Sciences Division. The focus of the research is to study time-resolved ultrafast dynamics of molecular structures using ultra-short laser pulses. Additionally, I lead a project to create an optical setup designed to measure the electric field of our laser pulses.

### Moderator @ European Innovation Academy
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Nice, France
Facilitated the 2016 Summer program by introducing key speakers as well as discussed innovative designs with participant groups.


## Education
### Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics and Physics
University of California, Berkeley
Jan 2012 – Jan 2016


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/taylor-wingard-85498391

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Last updated: 2026-03-20