Timothy Smith
Ottawa
Summary
Engineering professional with comprehensive background in leading technical projects and delivering high-quality results. Known for fostering collaborative team environments and adapting to evolving project requirements. Expertise in systems engineering and process optimization, with focus on reliability and performance.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Staff Engineer
Shopify
09.2022 - Current
- Design and implement a deploy and release system to manage hundreds of daily deployments from critical apps to supporting infrastructure.
- Contributed to capacity planning and resource management for Black Friday 2023 and 2024, with an order of magnitude improvement in resource utilization year over year.
- Design and implemented numerous iterations of developer tooling to facilitate and simplify infrastructure configuration for hundreds of applications and services over many years.
- Guide teams in recognizing and implementing priority initiatives as technical lead.
Senior Software Engineer
Shopify
01.2020 - 09.2022
- Strong focus on developer tooling to facilitate self-service infrastructure supporting diverse cloud microservices.
- Designed and implemented web portals to enhance visibility and control over production cloud assets.
- Established a centralized manifest management system, providing developers with a straightforward management API.
- Created automation processes for managing lifecycle of cloud infrastructure, utilizing both custom and open-source tools (Terraform, GKE).
Software Engineer
Shopify
01.2018 - 01.2020
- Created cloud controllers that provided developers with access to infrastructure features. These ranged from controllers for managing GCS buckets to controllers that would aggregate and report cluster-level events and metrics.
- Supported migration from data center operations into cloud infrastructure.
- Manage cyclical updates of critical infrastructure libraries such as Kubernetes, by performing exploratory work, issue mitigation, and regression testing.
- Established an action item framework for internal management portal, streamlining custom request management across teams.
Research Intern
University of Ottawa
05.2018 - 08.2018
- Designed and implemented systems to enhance mobility and activity levels of senior citizens under Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada grant.
- Investigated technology and medicine intersections to create gamified experiences for seniors’ health improvement.
- Leveraged Microsoft Kinect to remotely deliver valuable medical information regarding mobility.
JavaScript Teacher
Hatch Coding
03.2017 - 06.2017
- Fostered supportive learning environment to develop strong relationships with students.
- Established clear expectations and enforced rules to manage classroom behavior effectively.
- Utilized interactive teaching methods, including demonstrations and lectures, to enhance engagement.
- Maintained accurate records of student progress and attendance to facilitate communication with parents.
Tutor
Self-employeed
09.2015 - 04.2016
- Delivered homework assistance utilizing targeted curriculum and resources in mathematics and computer science.
- Inspired students to engage in learning, fostering self-confidence and minimizing fear of failure.
Food and Beverage Manager
Shopify
08.2013 - 09.2015
- Managed a team of 5, approving human resources decisions and scheduling activities.
- Oversaw departmental spending and planned future budgets effectively.
- Developed scalable food service solutions for 150 to over 600 employees.
- Contributed to design of kitchen and cafeteria solutions for remote offices in Toronto, Montreal, and Waterloo.
Education
Master of Science - Computer Science
Georgia Tech
Atlanta, GA12-2026
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
University of Ottawa
Ottawa, Canada05-2021
Skills
- Ruby/Rails
- Kubernetes
- Terraform
- Go
- Cloud computing
- MySQL
Timeline
Staff Engineer
Shopify
09.2022 - Current
Senior Software Engineer
Shopify
01.2020 - 09.2022
Research Intern
University of Ottawa
05.2018 - 08.2018
Software Engineer
Shopify
01.2018 - 01.2020
JavaScript Teacher
Hatch Coding
03.2017 - 06.2017
Tutor
Self-employeed
09.2015 - 04.2016
Food and Beverage Manager
Shopify
08.2013 - 09.2015
Master of Science - Computer Science
Georgia Tech
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
University of Ottawa
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