Resume
Experience
Microsoft
Redmond, WAProduct Manager II / Software Engineer II | Dataverse EPICSSeptember 2021 - Current
- Developed engineering systems and tools that significantly enhanced developer productivity, supporting operations generating over $2 billion in revenue
- Crafted and deployed software for standardized branch cutting to enhance prod environment stability and improve deployment processes
- Constructed an AI chatbot to streamline search and on-call processes, enhancing responses to hundreds of incidents every week
- Leveraged PowerBI, Kusto, and ServiceFabric to create innovative metrics and analytics tools, improving compliance governance
- Orchestrated platform modernizations that reduced COGs by over 20%, saved more than $250K in MRR, and increased performance by 1.4x
- Designed and launched a microservices platform that automated compliance governance, enhancing operational efficiency for over 3.5 million monthly active users
Software Engineer II | PowerApps AI BuilderJune 2020 - August 2021
- Engineered and project-managed the development of key infrastructure for text classification as a part of PowerApps AI Builder
- Created a "bring-your-own-data" model pipeline, empowering users to develop advanced AI/ML capabilities with minimal coding
- Enhanced text classification tool by integrating GPT-2, reducing dataset training times by 50% and boosting processing efficiency
- Presented keynotes on major updates and features and advocated for text classification features with partners
Software Engineer | Customer Data SolutionsJune 2018 - May 2020
- Designed & developed an address validation tool called AVS, supporting Microsoft's entire customer base
- Engineered/implemented an algorithm for instant address coordination and validation, supporting over 2 million validations daily
- Achieved a 99.99% availability rate and 99.9% reliability rate with a distributed network of virtual machines
- Incorporated auto-rollback and failure detection to boost system reliability and security
- Coordinated partnerships with external data providers to determine license agreements and limitations
Dilbr | The Balkan Dating App
Seattle, WAFounder/CEO/Principal EngineerApril 2023 - December 2024
- Founded and coded the #1 Balkan dating app in the world targeting over 100k users globally
- Engineered a full-stack iOS application in SwiftUI, incorporating server and serverless processing
- Designed an intricate matching algorithm using the Gale-Shapley algorithm, capable of handling millions of users
- Implemented core features including authentication, messaging, push notifications, and settings management
- Managed full product lifecycle from system management to user communication, employing CI/CD pipelines
Early Career Experience
- Parametric Portfolio Associates - Software Engineer Intern (Summer 2017)
Investigated data migrations to MongoDB for internal tooling management system - Socedo - Software Engineer Intern (Summers 2015 & 2016)
Led team implementing testing frameworks and automation systems, achieving 100% system availability - Amazon - Software Engineer Intern, AWS DynamoDB (Summer 2014)
Built MVP for Cross-Region Replication feature that replicated data across geos in real-time