Senior IT Fullstack Engineer
💎 Jewel (she/her), aka 📯 AndyTuba (they/he), wants to connect the dots on your entire sociotechnical system: customers, client apps, third-party developers, support, engineering, infrastructure, marketing, and sales. She brings an extensive and varied background in architecting full-stack systems,
implementing code from client to backend, and managing full-stack engineering teams to build out mobile and web apps and APIs. Jewel's core motivation is to make tech safer, healthier, and more accessible to novices, power users, and
folks who want to make neat things happen smoother, shinier, and with more emojis. (Ella también habla español 🇪🇸)
Experience
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San Francisco, CA
2023 - Present
Staff CorpTech Fullstack Engineer
2022 - 2023
Senior CorpTech Fullstack Engineer
2020 - 2022
Software Engineering Manager
2018 - 2019
Senior II Software Engineer
2016 - 2018
Senior Software Engineer
Reddit, a community forum platform, is the "frontpage of the internet" where folks find their
people to discuss news, life, and cat pics.
- Staff CorpTech Fullstack Engineer in CorpTech - Enterprise Engineering. Building integrations and automations to connect employees and data across the company and the tools we use for our daily work.
- Founding engineering manager of Consumer Safety Engineering. Leading 9 engineers of various levels specializing in iOS, Android, web, backend, and full-stack development to make Reddit a happier and healthier place: more dank memes, less shitheadery!
- Founding member of desktop web redesign development team, replacing Reddit's monolith website with a React/Redux TypeScript webapp and service-oriented backend architecture
- Founding member of Reddit Chat web team, responsible for architecting/implementing web client and API
- Architected and implemented admin and user tooling to support
Community Operations, Anti-Evil (née Trust and Safety) Operations, and Legal
Operations
- Architected and oversaw implementation to incorporate admin tooling into the redesign website
- Member of Architects Guild, coalition of senior IC engineers reporting to CTO
- Mentor and interviewer for junior and peered software engineers within the company
- Liaison to community developers of third-party browser extensions and apps
- Founding member of LGBTQSnoos Employee Resource Group and co-organizer for SF Pride 2018 and
- Founding member of Trans@Reddit Employee Resource Group
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San Francisco, CA
2015 - 2016
Automated QA Engineer
Full-Stack Software Engineer
Imgur, a public community and private image host, surfaces up the most awesome images on the
internet. Serving 5.5 billion page views and 175 million unique sets of eyeballs monthly,
Imgur provides massive amounts of cat pics, Twitter screencaps, and worldwide community at
scale.
As a Full-Stack Software Engineer, Andy maintains the website, API, and infrastructure, adding and
maintaining functionality to support community, revenue, and data analytics. As a QA
Automation Engineer, Andy built and maintains the testing framework and test suites for the
desktop website while providing support for and managing contributions from fellow
engineers.
- Developed and maintained functionality for imgur.com desktop website, mobile website,
API, and backend infrastructure
- Developed functionality to support community, email engagement, and data analysis
initiatives
- Built integration testing for desktop website in Selenium/python
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Full-time, work-study, internship, and student worker experience from 2004-2015 available at andytuba.com/resume
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2014 - 2015
Front-End Web Developer, Creative/Interactive
Gigya's Customer Identity Management Platform allows companies to build rich user profiles
from social media accounts, aiding customer engagement and promoting customer loyalty.
As the Senior Developer for the Creative/Interactive team, Andy maintained and improved
Gigya's WordPress homepage, striving to provide the best possible customer experience. He
also helped out with the sales and marketing departments, streamlining their processes and
helping them to better connect with prospective and existing clients.
- Developed and maintained Gigya's WordPress homepage, including a custom theme and
third-party plugins. Streamline and implement content and layout updates to improve
customer experience
- Selected from existing tools or develop new applications to streamline internal sales
and marketing workflows, enhancing Gigya's ability to build and maintain customer and
partner relationships
- Assisted the sales and marketing departments with special projects as requested
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2011 - 2014
Software Design Engineer
Sonic Foundry is an enterprise web application solution for streaming video and
presentations. It provides live and on-demand video playback for events, lectures, podcasts,
webinars, and other applications.
Andy's role as a Software Design Engineer included designing elements of the user interface,
building new features, and fixing bugs. He provided continuous platform support for a wide
variety of devices and browsers, and also enabled customization and integration into other
web applications using JavaScript API.
- Designed new user interface elements, developed new functionality, and fixed bugs to
give end-users the best possible viewing experience
- Provided continuous platform support to maintain usability across all supported devices
and browsers
- Developed a JavaScript API to enable customers to customize the player's look and feel,
and integrate it into other web applications, such as online education portals, blogs,
and other Mediasite applications
- Developed a native iOS app to enable iPhone video playback support and improve user
engagement
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Volunteer / Open Source
2012 - Present
Senior JavaScript/CSS Developer
Reddit Enhancement Suite is a popular, open-source, cross-browser web extension which adds
extra functionality to reddit.com. This includes style adjustments, custom themes, embedded
external content, filters, and a slew of other features.
Andy has taken a leadership role in reviewing and implementing JavaScript and CSS for Reddit
Enhancement Suite. He's fixed bugs, updated code to accommodate changes to browsers and
Reddit.com, and provided direct support to end-users. His pet projects include search
functionality for RES settings and features, core infrastructure, Bitcoin Tip functionality,
and smaller improvements to improve overall usability.
- Take a leadership role in review and implementation of JavaScript and CSS code
- Fix bugs and update code to maintain browser compatibility and support changes to
reddit.com and external sites like imgur.com
- Provide direct end-user support to maintain and expand a devoted, enthusiastic user
base
- Manage change log and release notices to maintain a streamlined project infrastructure.
- Integrate new features including the ability to search for RES settings and features,
Bitcoin Tip functionality, and minor improvements to the browser extension overall
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Volunteer / Sandbox
2009 - 2015
Front-End Developer
ShutterCal is a daily photo journal that combines digital photos and text to create a unique,
tangible record of your daily life.
Andy has engaged with this project for several years out of a personal devotion to the
project's core concept. He's responsible for building all front-end functionality,
integrating third-party functionality, and providing tools and leadership for junior
developers.
- Assist in designing and building the overall product and new features. Use JavaScript,
CSS, SASS/Compass, Python, and Django to develop all front-end website functionality to
promote an excellent user experience
- Integrate third-party functionality to maintain seamless accessibility
- Develop tools for and provide leadership and mentorship to junior developers
- Implement important new functionality, including an image lightbox viewer, Stripe
checkout integration, customization widgets, and an iPhoto export plugin
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2010 - 2011
Software / Web Developer
Epic Systems produces software to manage electronic medical records and provide access to
data within hospitals and directly to patients.
At Epic, Andy collaborated with a small team to maintain the corporate intranet home page, an
employee and customer directory, interactive maps and forms, and other essential internal
tools. He also worked with a graphic designer to create and implement themes to drive user
engagement.
- Developed and implemented new technology for a variety of essential internal tools,
including a corporate intranet site, an employee and customer directory, site maps, and
HR forms
- Maintained rich search functionality, pulling from data sources including T-SQL and
Caché databases to provide complete and accurate information for internal use.
- Collaborated with graphic designer to create and implement themes to improve user
engagement
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2010
Web Developer
Netguava is a web development company that provides website development and hosting for
business, personal, and real estate.
At Netguava, Andy converted graphic design mockups into fully-functional website templates.
He also maintained websites for specific clients using Netguava's content management system.
- Collaborated with graphic design team to convert graphic design mockups into
fully-functional website templates for business use
- Supported and maintained websites for corporate clients after implementation to ensure
client and end-user satisfaction
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Cazadero, CA
2009 - 2010
Shipping Manager, Webmaster
Dharma Publishing is a non-profit, volunteer-run distributor of Tibetan Buddhist texts and
artwork.
At Dharma Publishing, Andy packaged and shipped merchandise, coordinated warehouse
operations, and provided customer service via telephone. As their webmaster, he maintained
their online store, maintained customer databases, and developed new web features to drive
customer engagement and promote repeat business.
- Maintained the company's website and online store, driving customer engagement and
promoting repeat business. Entered customer data and maintained company databases
- Packaged and sent books and artwork to businesses and individuals located worldwide.
- Managed warehouse and shipping supply inventory and provided customer support via
telephone, email, and storefront websites
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2003 - 2009
During his time at the University of Delaware, Andy worked in a variety of positions including Theatrical
Technician, Sound Intern, A/V Technician, Webmaster, Programmer, IT Assistant, Teacher's Assistant, and
Tutor.
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Williams, MA
2007
Sound Intern
- Install, maintain, and run theatrical sound equipment for rehearsals and shows
Preferred Technologies
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JavaScript
- HTML
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CSS
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python
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php
- C#
- TypeScript
- React
- Redux
- Backbone
- jQuery
- Django
- Postgres
- MySQL
- T-SQL
- npm
- yarn
- gulp
- GitHub
- JIRA
- Asana
Education
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University of Delaware
Newark, DE
2004 - 2009
Bachelor of Arts
- Majors: Computer Science, Theatre Production
- Minor: Spanish Studies
- Performing member of Fightin' Blue Hen Marching Band, Schola Cantorum chorus, steel pan ensemble
- Study abroad programs in Spain, Chile, Peru, China, and London
- Work experience in technical theater, A/V support, and software development