Summary

I’m Gilad - A Senior Software Engineer and Startup Founder with 10+ years of experience in creating, deploying and maintaining enterprise SaaS and consumer products. Proficient with C & HTML/JavaScript/TypeScript, networking, System Architecture, AWS/GCP and Unix/Linux. Extremely passionate about reliability, optimization, cool hardware, and bringing new ideas to life.

• Have been part of multiple teams, from the early days to the acquisition and beyond
• Thrive under pressure, and have done so multiple times (and have the stories to tell)
• Take pride in ownership and going 0-1, iterating and making things happen
• Have been through multiple startups and know what NOT to do

Notable things I've built

• Huan
• Fabrix Systems

Press

• Nordic Semi
• Hub 101
• Argos & Artemis

Skills

JavaScript • Embedded Systems • TypeScript • HTML/CSS • Systems architecture • Node.js • Linux • Hardware

Resume (PDF)

Bottleneck Labs (Founding Engineer)

Technologies: TypeScript • Tailwind • Prisma • tRPC • React • PostgreSQL

Innerwell (Head Of Engineering)

Technologies: JavaScript • AWS (Amazon Web Services) • Google Cloud Platform • RESTful Web Services

• Design and implementation of initial platform architecture with remote design team
• 3rd party vendor evaluation and selection
• Feature implementation and platform integration using AWS, Node.JS, Lambda and Google Cloud
• Implemented secure signing features to maintain HIPAA compliance
• Assisting and guiding the Development and Ops teams

Huan (Founder)

Technologies: Node.js • Firebase • iOS • Android • TypeScript

• Built a network of over 18,000 users nationwide and generated over $500k in revenue in 2021
• Raised venture capital and an angel round
• Used Ionic/Cordova to create a hybrid, cross-platform app to run on both iOS and Android
• Google Firebase (Firestore) and Google Cloud Functions, using Typescript and Node.js for automation and various integrations (Twilio, Sendgrid, Stripe).
• Built a DTC/B2C frontend using WordPress and Shopify

Ericsson (Solutions Architect)

Technologies: Linux • Saas (software As A Service) • Shell scripts • Automation • Testing

• Worked as part of several multinational teams in order to develop, customize and deploy large scale OTT/nDVR/CDN solutions for major Tier-1 MSOs worldwide (Asia, Oceania, North/South America).
• Deployed Proof of Concept systems, customize and work with the customer through the development and testing process to ensure timely implementation and delivery.
• System sizing and architecture for complete end-to-end solutions (from content ingestion to end customer delivery)
• Integration efforts with 3rd party vendors, including DRM and CDN providers.

Fabrix Systems (Senior Software Engineer)

• Platform management and automation for the industry's largest RS-DVR deployment (North America)
• Parallel file systems benchmarking and optimization (PVFS/Hadoop/HDFS)
• High-Availability services (Linux-HA) and automated cluster provisioning using open source tools
• Mission-critical, production System Administration and maintenance
• Integration and Software development (C++/Shell Scripting)

The DSP Group

Technologies: Bash • Embedded linux • Arm • Gnu/linux • Oss (open Source software)

• Designed and implemented an automated build system for cross platform deployment (x86/ARM) utilizing existing open-source products (Buildroot) and toolchains (GNU).
• Developed an automatic build system for buildroot/uClibc/busybox using NPTL and ARM-EABI in order to build a complete cross-platform development environment for various software/hardware configurations.
• Designed and implemented an embedded Linux BSP (ARM)
• Integrated Open-source projects with internal company code

Bio

• Got my start by figuring out how to install FreeBSD 2.2 on my 486DX2
• Joined a small telco company, built an embedded Linux-MIPS DSL access multiplexer to provide broadband access to hotel rooms
• Became one of the first employees at Fabrix systems - built distributed video storage/streaming solutions, company got acquired for 100M
• Ended up being a Solutions Architect for Ericsson, traveled the world, and sold software
• Built my own startup from scratch, raised VC money (used WP/Shopify for eComm, GCP/Firestore backend w/ Hybrid iOS/Android Frontend. BLE-based hardware.)

Preferences:

• Love working as part of a close-knit engineering/product team
• A self-proclaimed generalist, experience with front and back-end development
• Stack of choice these days is NodeJS/Typescript/NoSQL/GCP or AWS, but will always pick the right tool for the job
• Endless fascination with the latest frameworks, APIs and technologies

You can reach me at gilad.rom@gmail.com, Twitter, or LinkedIn.