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Garrett Süss

garrettsuss@gmail.com - github.com/MuCephei - linkedin.com/in/garrettsuss

Remote - Canada

Work Experience (Software)

Software Engineer

Yext Inc.
March 2018 - Present
New York, New York

  • Designed performance improvements in the hot path of web servers.
  • Proactively overcame Kubernetes templating hurdles by incorporating kustomize into our build process.
  • Oversaw a CDN migration.
  • Created techniques for database migrations and partitioning.
  • Reduced the risk of large changes with dynamic switches.
  • Broke ground by moving existing production services to Kubernetes.
  • Created proof of concepts in greenfield development areas.
  • Mentored interns and more junior members in the team and organization.
  • Identified tangible problems with our system and converted them into solutions for more junior members to implement.
  • Coordinated incident resolution and follow up.
  • Converted workflow pain points into tooling to improve developer efficiency.
  • Owned production systems and documented best practices.
  • Shared Prometheus knowledge with others, and fostered a community of experts.
  • Created a local monitoring environment consistent with our production Kubernetes clusters. Blog post

Data Researcher

InfoMagnetics Technologies
May 2017 - August 2017
Winnipeg, Manitoba

  • Evaluated graph based data storage solutions.
  • Prototyped Apache Spark and machine learning algorithms.

Software Engineering Intern

Yext Inc.
September 2016 - December 2016
New York, New York

  • Added a full stack feature to a customer facing product.
  • Handled technical design and implementation of a system for maintenance of email lists.
  • Implemented various full stack bug fixes and feature additions.
  • Raised the profile of alternate developer tools.

Application Developer

Niche RMS
Janurary 2016 - April 2016 (Coop term)
June 2016 - August 2016 (Part time)
Winnipeg, Manitoba

  • Implemented full stack changes to adapt forms and windows to new data structures.
  • Designed tests to evaluate and facilitate maintenance of processes.
  • Refactored aging SQL validations to reflect the current database arraignment.
  • Adapted a plugin for use in a new environment.

Work Experience (Non-Software)

Lifeguard + Swimming teacher

  • Learnt to respond to stressful situations quickly and under pressure.

Tools

Bachelor of Computer Science

University of Manitoba
Honours (Co-op Option)
Artificial Intelligence | Theoretical Computer Science
Minor in Economics
GPA: 3.89/4.5