# Tim O'Brien

> Senior Software Engineer @ Pave

Location: New York, New York, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/timobrien

I create immense value for shareholders.

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer @ Pave
Jan 2024 – Present | New York, New York, United States
Platform (backend engineer)

### Software Engineer @ Pave
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | New York, New York, United States
Integrations -> Analytics -> Market Data -> Platform (backend engineer)

### Programming Instructor @ Mainline Classical Academy
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States

### Software Engineer @ Peloton Interactive
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | New York, New York, United States
Motivation Journey Team

### CS 2201 and 3251 Teaching Assistant @ Vanderbilt University
Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 | Greater Nashville Area, TN
Teaching assistant for Program Design and Data Structures (Fall 2018) and Intermediate Software Development (Spring 2019). Hold office hours twice a week in addition to grading student assignments and tests in C++. Teach elements of good program design, C++ Standard Template Library (STL), and pattern-based design.

### Software Engineering Intern @ Checkbook
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | San Mateo, California, United States
Reduced startup time over 92% by using Docker to programmatically build services. Eliminated GUI, lowering RAM usage over 35%. Created tracking system and enabled priority shipping for over 1000 weekly mailed checks using printed barcode and digital stamps. Extended internal portal to send email notifications on update and added fields using React with custom parsing of Postgres database.

### Software Engineering Intern @ Foursquare
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Los Angeles, California, United States
Internship program cancelled due to COVID-19.

### Software Engineering Intern @ itopia.com
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area
Built an internal portal with TypeScript and Angular to allow the support team secure view access to cloud organizations and deployments using a RESTful API. Prior to this, there was no way for the support team to independently access the customer's cloud information. Implemented the back end as an addition to the existing company site using Firebase authentication and Angular HttpInterceptor to add OAuth 2.0 bearer token to outgoing HTTP requests. Integrated portal into the website front end using Angular Router along with custom Material-derived tables, datasource, and forms to clearly render cloud data.

### Summer Research Intern @ Vanderbilt University Institute for Software Integrated Systems
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Greater Nashville Area, TN
Developed Optrak decentralized application (DApp). Optrak uses blockchain alongside JSON Web Tokens to securely share patients' prescription histories between different medical providers, specifically focusing on the sharing of opioid prescriptions. This sharing allows healthcare providers to better identify possible opioid abuse and facilitate the treatment of opioid addiction. Developed Optrak using JavaScript, Node.js, React.js, Firebase, and Solidity. Also looked into using AWS distributed ledger technology to facilitate the secure sharing of prescription histories. Worked under Dr. Douglas Schmidt.


## Education
### Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Mathematics, French
Vanderbilt University
Jan 2017 – Jan 2021

### Ransom Everglades
Jan 2013 – Jan 2017


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/timothyc-obrien
- GitHub: https://github.com/timothycobrien

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Last updated: 2026-03-23