Tony Edwards

Software Engineer

San Francisco, California, United States14 yrs 1 mo experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Expert in web performance and security solutions.
  • Led cross-functional projects at Netflix.
  • Passionate about mentoring and engineering culture.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a B2C SaaS expert with a focus on web performance and security.

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Skills

Core Skills

JavascriptWeb Performance

Other Skills

CSSNode.jsReactJSA/B TestingASP.NET MVC 4Microsoft SQL.NETSoftware DesignAgile MethodologiesLean Software DevelopmentWiki DevelopmentSharePointMac OS XMicrosoft SQL ServerElectronics

About

I love my job, the space I’m in, and my stunning colleagues. My professional interests include security and identity innovation, performance, and agile/lean development (in line with Netflix's awesome no-rules culture, of course) My personal interests include being an armchair mechanical and electrical engineer (3d printing, robotics, mechanics), music, and cooking Ask me about security, identity, user credentials, authentication, growth hacking, user experience, JavaScript, or how to build a strong engineering culture.

Experience

14 yrs 1 mo
Total Experience
7 yrs
Average Tenure
11 yrs 4 mos
Current Experience

Netflix

2 roles

Staff Software Engineer

Aug 2022Present · 3 yrs 9 mos · Los Gatos, CA

JavaScriptCSS

Senior UI Engineer

Jan 2015Aug 2022 · 7 yrs 7 mos · Los Gatos, CA

  • Netflix is the best place to work! (Ask me if you’re curious why...)
  • I’ve had the opportunity to work on various parts of netflix.com. My focus has been on acquisition (signup), web performance, account management, and customer account security. Early in my career here I was strictly an individual contributor, but I’ve found that my interests lie in leadership and running projects, and my work has shifted accordingly.
  • Here’s some of what I’ve done in my 6+ years at Netflix:
  • Run large, cross functional projects with various product and engineering stakeholders
  • Customer referral flow
  • Customer security projects like multi-factor authentication
  • Web performance improvements
  • Help create and maintain the website using Node.js, ReactJS, testing frameworks, LESS, and other technologies
  • Write API endpoints using RxGroovy
  • Gave internal and external talks about web performance and A/B testing at Netflix
  • Participated in a case study by Google around web performance
  • Deep dive into SEO on netflix.com and our content pages (netflix.com/title/:xyz, etc) to help non-members discover the great breadth of content on Netflix
  • Work with partners in Netflix’s Hollywood office to make sure the content pages had the right assets for discovery by our non-members.
  • Optimize Netflix’s signup flow with a heavy focus on the landing page (“non-member homepage”)
  • Architected and developed large refactors of various parts of netflix.com
  • Assist in the recruiting process by helping to source candidates and interview folks for both my team and others
  • Contribute and attend user research focus studies, both domestically and abroad.
  • Talk with and mentor LGBT youth looking to go into the technology sector
  • Guest speaker on Front End Happy hour talking about what it takes to be a tech lead
  • Participate in Netflix’s hack days, doing wild things like making a Netflix vending machine, watching Netflix in space, etc.
JavaScriptCSSNode.jsReactJSWeb PerformanceA/B Testing

Cerner corporation

5 roles

Software Developer

Sep 2013Sep 2014 · 1 yr

  • Full-stack Developer for a series of web-apps using ASP.NET MVC 4 (C#), Microsoft SQL, and CSS/JavaScript. I use jQuery when appropriate to code quickly and efficiently.
JavaScriptCSSASP.NET MVC 4Microsoft SQL

Solution Designer

Mar 2013Sep 2013 · 6 mos

  • I am responsible for gathering requirements, writing user stories, mapping workflows, creating wireframe mockups, creating data models, assisting with technical architecture, and performing graphic design tasks as needed for web applications used by Cerner's consulting organization. I consider myself, along with another associate, the "vision-leads" for this multi-million dollar project.
JavaScriptCSS

System Engineer

Jan 2013Sep 2013 · 8 mos

  • Gathered information from multiple stakeholders across Cerner's consulting organization. Envisioned and designed a suite of web applications
  • Created tool prototypes using .NET architecture
  • Developed data models
JavaScriptCSS.NET

Software Engineer

Promoted

Apr 2012Jan 2015 · 2 yrs 9 mos

JavaScriptCSS

Unit Test Analyst

Apr 2012Jan 2013 · 9 mos

  • Testing Cerner Millennium software
  • Learned VB.NET
  • Created prototype for a test script builder tool
  • Started work for major consulting software development project

Education

Kansas State University

BS — Physical Sciences

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