Senior Director of Engineering @Snap, previously @Google Hiring iOS, Android, C++ and BE engineers
Venice, California
Snapchat, Inc.
Senior Director Of Engineering
Greater Los Angeles Area
Engineering Manager
July 2011 to January 2016
Venice, Los Angeles, CA
Software Engineer at Google
March 2006 to July 2011
Venice, Los Angeles, CA
USC, InfoLab
PhD studies - Research Assistant
2003 to 2005
Greater Los Angeles Area
Snapchat, Inc.
Director of Engineering
January 2016 to March 2018
Greater Los Angeles Area
Found and lead Snap's App Infrastructure team, with the goal of consolidating disjoint engineeringinitiatives responsible for optimizing end to end media delivery across the app. The organization spans across:- Client Resource Management, covering Client Network Gateway, Device Storage, and BatteryManagement and Optimization- Playback and Player, including Media Transcoding, Packaging, Player Technology and End toEnd Playback Optimization- Content... Found and lead Snap's App Infrastructure team, with the goal of consolidating disjoint engineeringinitiatives responsible for optimizing end to end media delivery across the app. The organization spans across:- Client Resource Management, covering Client Network Gateway, Device Storage, and BatteryManagement and Optimization- Playback and Player, including Media Transcoding, Packaging, Player Technology and End toEnd Playback Optimization- Content Delivery Platform, focused on regional content storage and delivery and client / serverAPIs- Config Optimization Framework encompassing the Device Capabilities API, Resource RequestRanking API and User Intent Forecasting.
What company does Farnaz Azmoodeh work for?
Farnaz Azmoodeh works for Snapchat, Inc.
What is Farnaz Azmoodeh's role at Snapchat, Inc.?
Farnaz Azmoodeh is Senior Director Of Engineering
What industry does Farnaz Azmoodeh work in?
Farnaz Azmoodeh works in the Computer Software industry.
Who are Farnaz Azmoodeh's colleagues?
Farnaz Azmoodeh's colleagues are Behzad Shokati, In-Ho Yi, John Palmer, Sarah CA, Prudhvi Vatala, Sarah Kim, Wei Chu, Robert Bart, Fai Alqadi, and Rodrigo Hermann
đź’Ľ Past Experience
Heverly Smith, earlier at GoogleHeverly SmithHeverly Smith is currently a Research Assistant at USC, InformationLab from 2003 to 2005 (2 years). She is also a Research Assistant at Google from March 2006 to July 2011 (5 years 5 months).From 2003-2005, Smith was a Research Assistant in the Computer Science Department, USC. While at USC, she conducted research towards data analysis on multidimensional data streams, mainly under CiSoft (Center for Interactive Smart Oilfield Technologies), a USC-ChevronTexaco collaboration center. Her main achievements includeSpeeding up the current multivariate statistical methods in order to perform complicated queries such as outlier/pattern detection on very large multidimensional datasets and Proposing W2 (signal transformation) into database systems. The resulting system ProDA is available at InfoLab ProDA website: http://infolab.usc.edu/projects/proda/index.html.Smith is also thepeson responsible for monetizing Snap's AR lenses, and geofilters, as new “Camera” Ad Formats involving:- Serving and Delivery Infrastructure, covering ad serving, tracking, geo and user interesttargeting, pricing & forecasting- Interfaces and APIs, including advertiser facing purchasing flows, reporting, and internal tools,both on Web and in-App.
🎓 Education
The Masters, Computer Science degree from University of Southern California in 2003 was in line with Farnaz's previous education. Farnaz's employment goals include working in technology and computer programming languages. Farnaz feels that her Masters degree in Computer Science research/ dissertation was beneficial in her employment goals as it has taught her how to use computers to solve problems. Farnaz also found her degree in Computer Science to be academically stimulating.Farnaz's work readiness falls within the 'acceptable' range, with an understanding of computer programming languages, effective problem solving, and basic understanding of mathematics. Farnaz is confident that with further training, she can increase her skills in computer science and research. Farnaz is currently working as a software engineer in a startup and is enjoying her current role.
đź’ˇ Technical & Interpersonal Skills
Farnaz Azmoodeh's Professional, Technical, and interpersonal skills:Azmoodeh is a senior director of engineering and has experience working in the field of engineering. Azmoodeh has a degree in computer science from USC and is currently a senior director of engineering at Snapchat, Inc. Azmoodeh is also a teaching assistant at USC, where he worked in the computer science department for two years. Azmoodeh is also a professor at USC and has delivered lectures on data analytics and media technology. Azmoodeh has a degree in computer science from USC and is currently a senior director of engineering at Snapchat, Inc. Azmoodeh's technical skills include experience working with software and implementing software. Azmoodeh is also knowledgeable in the field of advertising and is responsible for monetizing user-generated content from Snapchat's AR lenses and geofilters. Azmoodeh has a background in computer science and has experience in implementing software. Azmoodeh is also well-versed in the field of marketing and specifically lead Snap's Sponsored Creative Tools organization, where he is responsible for monetizing user-generated content from Snapchat's AR lenses and geofilters. Azmoodeh is a senior director of engineering and has experience working in the field of engineering.Azmoodeh is a highly experienced individual with a background in computer science. Azmoodeh is a highly experienced individual with a background in engineering and has experience working in the field of engineering. Azmoodeh is also highly experienced in marketing and is responsible for monetizing user-generated content from Snapchat's AR lenses and geofilters. Azmoodeh is a highly experienced individual with a background in computer science and has experience in implementing software. Azmoodeh is furthermore well-versed in the field of marketing and specifically lead Snap's Sponsored Creative Tools organization, where he is responsible for monetizing user-generated content from Snapchat's AR lenses and geofilters.
Introversion (I), Sensing (S), Thinking (T), Perceiving (P)
3 year(s), 6 month(s)
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