Justin Pearson’s Résumé
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Industry Experience
- Senior Software Engineer, AppFolio, 2018 – 2020, 2025 – present
- Designed and built web-based SaaS software for managing rental properties.
- Tech Lead for a cross-functional product development team, mentoring junior engineers and setting technical direction.
- Prioritized simple, practical designs, pair programming, and quick, iterative delivery of customer value.
- Tech stack: Ruby On Rails, React, Javascript, Typescript, MySQL.
- Software Engineering Manager, AppFolio, 2021 – 2024
- Managed 4–8 engineers across 1–3 agile cross-functional product development teams.
- Collaborated with product managers and UX designers to align high-quality technical solutions with product / business goals.
- Coached and mentored software engineers in their career growth and performance.
- Grew our team through interviewing, hiring, and training engineering interviewers.
- Control Systems Engineer, AeroVironment, 2008 – 2012
- Worked on the Global Observer: a high-altitude, long-endurance prototype spyplane.
- Designed and implemented control algorithms in embedded C/C++ code to control the spyplane’s liquid-hydrogen power plant.
- Deployed to Edwards Air Force Base for the 15-month flight-test campaign.
- Debugged complex mechanical, electrical, and networked software systems under time pressure.
- Wrote data analysis tools in Matlab, Python, MySQL, and Bash.
Education
- Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, UC Santa Barbara, 2012 – 2017
- M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 2006 – 2007
- Emphasis: Control Systems • GPA 3.79/4.0
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, UC Santa Barbara, 2001 - 2006,
- Highest Honors • GPA 3.99/4.0 Major, 3.91/4.0 Overall
Teaching Experience
- Certificate in College and University Teaching, 2015
- Companion program for PhD students to demonstrate superior competence and experience in teaching at the university or college level.
- Instructor of Record
- ENGR 3: Intro to Programming, UC Santa Barbara, Summer 2015
- COMP 150: Object-Oriented Programming, CSU Channel Islands, Spring 2016
- Robotics Internship Mentor
- School for Scientific Thought, UC Santa Barbara, 2015
- Dos Pueblos High School Summer Robotics Internship, UC Santa Barbara, 2015
Personal Projects
- Presentations
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