About

I’m a backend software engineer at F5, based in Brooklyn. I build services in Go and enjoy understanding how systems fit together—especially when there’s a performance bottleneck to untangle.

Outside of work, I turn found objects into lamps. I’m also building Light Me Up, an app for planning how those ideas could come together before starting a physical build.

Experience

OCT 2024 — PRESENT

Software Engineer II · F5

  • Build Go backend services for F5 Distributed Cloud. Reduced support page load time from ~20s to ~2s and user-disable latency from ~12s to ~1s.
  • Lead technical research and implementation across identity-provider evaluations, tenant-deletion workflows, and vulnerability remediation supporting FedRAMP compliance.
Go Kubernetes Authentication
AUG 2023 — OCT 2024

Software Engineer · F5

  • Delivered a customer-support migration from Zendesk to Salesforce across thousands of tenants, from the initial proof of concept through production.
  • Co-designed the architecture and developed the solution alongside internal teams and consulting partners.
  • Built and operated Go microservices backed by etcd across AWS and GCP.
Go etcd AWS GCP
JUN — SEP 2022

Software Engineer Intern · F5

Developed REST APIs in Go for NGINX Controller’s API Management product. Expanded unit-test coverage and improved core product code.

SEP 2021 — JUN 2022

Data Science Fellow · Cal Poly

Collaborated with faculty on data science research and taught fundamentals to university and high-school students, making technical concepts approachable through hands-on learning.

JUN — AUG 2021

Data Analyst Intern · Expedia Group

Built a Python, SQL, and Spark pipeline powering a Tableau dashboard for the Customer Engagement team. Used time-series analysis to investigate outcomes and communicated findings and design decisions to stakeholders.

Python SQL Spark Tableau
AUG 2019 — JUN 2020

Tableau Student Ambassador · Tableau

Organized and led workshops helping Cal Poly students analyze and visualize data with Tableau. Connected students with Tableau’s tools and community.

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Ellie Dynes · Brooklyn, NY