Jesse Smith
@jessesmith1
I am a senior software engineer specializing in full-stack, distributed systems, and cloud architecture.
United StatesWhat I'm looking for
I am a Senior Software Engineer with extensive experience building and scaling high-performance software systems at leading technology companies. I specialize in full-stack development, distributed systems, and cloud architecture, transforming complex requirements into robust, maintainable systems.
At NVIDIA, I led development of high-performance software systems and architected a scalable microservices platform that delivered 60% performance improvements, and I built DevOps pipelines that reduced deployment time by 80% while cutting production bugs by 75%. At Databricks I developed distributed systems for petabyte-scale data processing, created automated deployment pipelines reducing release time by 70% and enabling 99.8% reliability. I focus on performance optimization, microservices, Kubernetes, and multi-cloud deployments.
Earlier at Snowflake I pioneered cloud data warehouse capabilities, reducing system downtime by 85% and improving query performance by an average of 35% while building metadata management that cut data discovery time by 65%. I lead teams, mentor engineers, and deliver high-impact software that drives business value and exceptional user experiences.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
NVSenior Software Engineer
NVIDIA
Mar 2022 - Present (3 years 5 months)
Led development of high-performance software systems and cloud infrastructure for NVIDIA's enterprise GPU and developer platforms, architecting a scalable microservices platform that delivered 60% performance improvements. Built CI/CD and DevOps pipelines reducing production bugs by 75%, deployment time by 80%, and increasing development velocity by 50%.
DASoftware Engineer
Databricks
May 2019 - Feb 2022 (2 years 9 months)
Developed unified analytics platform capabilities and distributed systems using Apache Spark, enabling petabyte-scale data processing and reducing release time by 70%. Built collaborative development tooling and deployment pipelines that improved team productivity by 45% and achieved 99.8% reliability.
SNSoftware Engineer
Snowflake
May 2015 - Mar 2019 (3 years 10 months)
Pioneered cloud data warehouse engineering by building a native query engine and performance optimization systems that improved query performance by 35% and reduced system downtime by 85%. Implemented metadata management and distributed computing features that cut data discovery time by 65% and supported secure, compliant processing across deployments.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
UBUniversity of California, Berkeley
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
2011 - 2015
Completed a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at the University of California, Berkeley from 2011 to 2015.
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