Engineering Manager,
Publishing ToolsAug. 2021 - Present
- Manage 4 teams who build and maintain products that directly allow the newsroom to produce virtually all articles across The Washington Post.
- Guide and manage 4 Engineering Leads, who each have 3-5 direct reports.
- Drive hiring on my team and make sure new team members are supported.
- Collaborate with product, design and engineering to execute on new features that support our newsroom.
- Hold bi-weekly 1-1s with 8 direct reports and technical architects, and quarterly skip levels with 20 other employees.
Engineering Lead,
Homepage: Washington Post Site TeamMarch 2019 - Aug. 2021
- Led team of 4 developers to replatform the homepage infrastructure over 1 year.
- Managed and coached developers successfully during intense news cycles.
- Guided the creation of the streamlined homepage editor curation experience called 'Assembler'.
- Organized 2-day React Training workshop for 30 developers.
Senior Software Engineer,
Arc XP (then: Arc Publishing)June 2016 - Feb. 2019
- Wrote front-end code for high-priority client implementations (e.g: ads, paywall), the vast majority in React.
- Developed JavaScript features using modern ES6 code with webpack.
- Led overhaul of the technical workflow for a team of 12 front-end developers.
Software Engineer,
Washington Post Site TeamSept. 2013 - May 2016
- Developed a live 2014 Oscars ticker.
- Worked with the Politics team to implement elections maps and special features.
- Built FE components of sports scoreboards and High School Sports sections.
Scripps Howard Foundation Wire
Sept. 2012 - Aug. 2013
Multimedia Fellow,
Scripps Howard Foundation WireSept. 2012 - Aug. 2013