building the next generation of stripe's platform
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rapidly scaling testing for coronavirus
engineering manager, field team
tech lead, insurance billing systems
Building grassroots campaign software with Reach, helping Lizzie help the people.
Full-stack (frontend, mobile, backend) development
Ran the second batch of XX, a 12 week program for early-stage startups. Reviewed hundreds of startups, interviewed dozens, funded eight.
Responsible for 1-1s, group office hours, and hands-on mentorship on all aspects of company building such as:
…and the rest.
in progress.
Led people, culture, sales, marketing, customer success, fundraising, product strategy, hiring, etc.
Sold into major US cities like Chicago, Oakland, San Jose, Boston, Detroit, and Miami.
YC S16 + seed round from Cowboy Ventures, Initialized Capital, and many wonderful angels.
Hired an incredible team and built a values-centric organization we could be proud of.
Interviewed every potential hire, regardless of department, for fit with our values and contribution to our culture. Implemented our version of the employee of the month—the infamous JSMEBFPPA. Gave company-wide presentations on values and advocated for doing the right thing even when it was hard. Led to ZenPayroll being named the best place to work.
Engineered the first two releases of ZenPayroll's public API, from writing documentation and integration tests through full implementation and working with dozens of partners to integrate to launch.
Rewrote backend processing of long-running jobs to be fault tolerant, modular, and threaded for performance. Spoke at RailsConf 2014 about the open sourced library behind processing hundreds of millions of dollars.
Championed ZenPayroll Giving feature, allowing employees to donate directly from their paycheck. Built front end user interface, backend processing, batch file creation, and ACH transactions for payments.
Built full-stack integration with Freshbooks to push accounting information (taxes, wages, contractor payments) from ZenPayroll.
Core team. Building for tens of millions of dollars in daily ecommerce transactions.
Built recommendation system, worked on partnerships including the largest daily deal in history (Starbucks).
Culture team representative in engineering organization.
BlondeFrank Ocean
22 A MillionBon Iver
To Pimp a ButterflyKendrick Lamar
My Beautiful Dark Twisted FantasyKanye West
Norman Fucking RockwellLana del Rey
The Miseducation of Lauryn HillLauryn Hill
DonutsJ Dilla
Modern Vampires of the CityVampire Weekend
808s and HeartbreakKanye West
Where the Light Is: John Mayer Live in Los AngelesJohn Mayer
SwimmingMac Miller
good kid M.A.A.D CityKendrick Lamar
Begin to HopeRegina Spektor
MalibuAnderson .Paak
Depression CherryBeach House
Acid RapChance the Rapper
i,iBon Iver
Hissing Fauna Are You the Destroyer?Of Montreal
Tha Carter IIILil Wayne
Women in Music Pt. IIIHAIM
FarRegina Spektor
DAMN.Kendrick Lamar
Man on the MoonKid Cudi
CongratulationsMGMT
yeKanye West
RatatatRatatat
Channel OrangeFrank Ocean
Bon IverBon Iver