Engineering Manager at Snap Inc.
Santa Monica, California
Staff Software Engineer @ Google - Santa Monica From July 2007 to March 2015 (7 years 9 months) Principal Software Engineer @ Coda Joined as the 5th engineer while the company was still in stealth mode. The organization grew rapidly and raised 60M in venture capital. I helped build much of the core platform including the canvas...
Staff Software Engineer @ Google - Santa Monica From July 2007 to March 2015 (7 years 9 months) Principal Software Engineer @ Coda Joined as the 5th engineer while the company was still in stealth mode. The organization grew rapidly and raised 60M in venture capital. I helped build much of the core platform including the canvas writing editor, 3rd party data integrations, rich text in tables, and rich embeds for urls. I mentored junior engineers and led many projects in my time there.Technologies - React, Node.js, Javascript (ES6), Systems Architecture, Data Synchronization, Operational Transform, Postgres SQL/Redis, Idempotent Workflows From March 2015 to August 2017 (2 years 6 months) Palo AltoStaff Software Engineer @ YouTube Lead a team of 10 engineers working on projects related to accounts, identity, and privacy.I was the primary person responsible for:- Sign in/Sign up- Identity/Authentication- Account Security/SettingsAccomplishments- Greatly simplified and authentication and identity integrations between Youtube and Google- Introduced a new lightweight account and sign up process- Grew new account creation by 10X over 3 years- Led what is probably the largest account migration ever (YouTube -> Google) involving 400 million accounts - tracked as a top 10 company initiative in 2013Awards- 2012 Google Citizenship Award (~30 engineers within an org of 15,000)- Winner of YouTube Awesome Cup featured in the article below From December 2009 to March 2015 (5 years 4 months) Los AngelesSecurity Software Engineer @ Microsoft Engineering Manager for a team building internal security tools to support shipping more secure software across Microsoft. Hired and led a 6 person development team working to integrate existing systems and develop new systems for managing the secure SDLC process.Developed a web application and backend systems to manage the workflow process for auditing the security of each product before release.Developed a new release of the internal tool used to model security threats and vulnerabilities during software development. From June 2003 to May 2007 (4 years) Greater Seattle AreaEngineering Manager @ Snap Inc. Santa Monica, California, United StatesHead of Marketplace Engineering / Santa Monica Site Lead @ Houzz Managed 20+ engineers to grow Shop Houzz e-commerce marketplace (Consumer & Trade Professional)Founded the remote office in Santa Monica and Site DirectorGrew Santa Monica office from 1 to 30 employees in under two years - https://blog.houzz.com/inside-houzz-tour-santa-monica/Implemented a new recruiting process for more effective hiring in a remote officeLed multiple high impact projects to drive new revenue for Houzz (Product Ads, Growth, and next-generation analytics and insights for professionals)Built engineering teams and creating the new high impact projects on which they workDeveloped a healthy and productive team environmentIntroduced new frontend and backend infrastructure approaches to improve productivity and performance From January 2018 to May 2020 (2 years 5 months) Santa Monica (Los Angeles)
Google - Santa Monica
Staff Software Engineer
July 2007 to March 2015
Coda
Principal Software Engineer
March 2015 to August 2017
Palo Alto
YouTube
Staff Software Engineer
December 2009 to March 2015
Los Angeles
Microsoft
Security Software Engineer
June 2003 to May 2007
Greater Seattle Area
Snap Inc.
Engineering Manager
Santa Monica, California, United States
Houzz
Head of Marketplace Engineering / Santa Monica Site Lead
January 2018 to May 2020
Santa Monica (Los Angeles)
What company does Brett Hobbs work for?
Brett Hobbs works for Google - Santa Monica
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Brett Hobbs is Staff Software Engineer
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