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    <title>Aaron LaBrie</title>
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      <h1 id="name">Aaron LaBrie</h1>
      <span class="info"
        >senior software engineer, currently at
        <a href="https://github.com/bigdadbear" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
          >GitHub</a
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        <a
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          title="email me!"
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          aaron@aaronlabrie.com
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    <div id="resume">
      <section id="contact">
        <h1>Aaron LaBrie</h1>
        <p>
          <a href="mailto:aaron@aaronlabrie.com">aaron@aaronlabrie.com</a>
        </p>
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      <section id="summary">
        <p>
          Experienced engineer with proven track record of building and scaling products used by
          millions. Expert in frontend architecture and full-stack systems design with demonstrated
          ability to lead cross-functional initiatives. Passionate about developer experience,
          accessibility, and building performant engineering teams.
        </p>
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      <section id="notables">
        <h3>Notable Achievements</h3>
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          <ul>
            <li>
              <i>GitHub Copilot code review, 2024:</i> Led UI/UX from ideation to launch of
              flagship AI feature now performing millions of code reviews automatically
            </li>
            <li>
              <i>Varsity Tutors CI/CD, 2022:</i> Orchestrated company-wide migration from legacy
              CI/CD systems to standardized GitHub Actions, increasing velocity and decreasing
              developer friction
            </li>
            <li>
              <i>Popdog component libraries, 2021:</i> Designed flexible component libraries for a
              fast-paced startup working on interactive video and machine-learning features
            </li>
          </ul>
        </div>
      </section>

      <section id="technology">
        <h3>Technical Expertise</h3>
        <div class="wrapper">
          <ul>
            <li><i>Key Languages:</i> TypeScript, Go, Ruby (Rails), Node.js</li>
            <li><i>Frontend Architecture:</i> React, GraphQL, WCAG accessibility</li>
            <li>
              <i>Platform & Infrastructure:</i> Distributed systems, microservices, CI/CD, GitHub
              Actions
            </li>
            <li><i>Observability:</i> Datadog, Sentry, custom telemetry solutions</li>
            <li>
              <i>Leadership:</i> Technical strategy, cross-team collaboration, incident management,
              mentorship
            </li>
          </ul>
        </div>
      </section>

      <section id="employment">
        <h3>Employment</h3>
        <strong>GitHub</strong>
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          <p>Senior Software Engineer, 2022-Present</p>
          <ul>
            <li>
              Lead UI/UX engineer developing Copilot AI features for the Pull Requests platform,
              including Copilot code review and Copilot chat
            </li>
            <li>
              Took Copilot code review features from early internal R&D to performing millions of
              reviews and automated code suggestions
            </li>
            <li>
              Worked closely with design, product, data science, executive stakeholders, and outside
              partners to design release timelines for major product releases and developer
              conferences
            </li>
            <li>
              Managed availability incidents for Pull Requests, a globally-used platform with 99.9%
              uptime
            </li>
            <li>
              Designed and implemented API improvements for major features, resulting in a 98%
              reduction in compute spend with no impacts on usability or availability
            </li>
            <li>
              Maintained a high level of accessibility for both new and existing features, ensuring
              that all users are supported across the platform
            </li>
          </ul>
        </div>

        <strong>Varsity Tutors</strong>
        <div class="content">
          <p>Senior Software Engineer, 2021-2022</p>
          <ul>
            <li>Lead UI engineer for ecommerce side of a digital education platform</li>
            <li>
              Worked closely with design, product, and executive stakeholders to reduce customer
              friction
            </li>
            <li>
              Developed standards for company-wide GitHub Actions usage and led the migration from
              the legacy CI/CD platform
            </li>
            <li>Led adoption of TypeScript to improve code safety and developer experience</li>
          </ul>
        </div>

        <strong>Popdog</strong>
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          <p>Senior Software Engineer, 2019-2021</p>
          <ul>
            <li>
              Greenfield front-end development on highly-interactable site designed for streaming
              video content with machine-learning features
            </li>
            <li>
              Iterated with design and product on taking features from MVP to highly-polished and
              shippable states
            </li>
            <li>Implemented performant, accessible, and localized component libraries</li>
            <li>Designed and maintained infrastructure and deployments</li>
            <li>Collaborated on design and implementation of backend features and services</li>
            <li>
              Led internal engineering summit designed to help reduce knowledge silos between teams
            </li>
          </ul>
        </div>

        <strong>Return Path</strong>
        <div class="content">
          <p>Senior Software Engineer, Technical Lead: 2018 - 2019</p>
          <ul>
            <li>
              Lead engineer on multi-application consumer product initiative supporting millions of
              users
            </li>
            <li>
              Balanced business needs, product direction, design considerations, and engineering
              capability
            </li>
            <li>Designed and maintained infrastructure and deployments</li>
            <li>Advised other engineering teams on technology use and best practices</li>
            <li>Mentored and developed skills of team members; interviewed prospective hires</li>
          </ul>

          <p>Software Engineer: 2015 - 2018</p>
          <ul>
            <li>
              Led front-end development of React/Go applications serving over one million users
            </li>
            <li>Developed features and tools for an API with over four million users</li>
            <li>Led R&D projects such as generating GRPC clients from Protocol Buffers</li>
            <li>Mentored and trained junior engineers across the stack</li>
            <li>Evaluated front-end technologies/practices for long-term use</li>
            <li>Designed and maintained open-source API client libraries</li>
            <li>Rebuilt and modernized legacy user-facing applications</li>
          </ul>
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        <strong>Tradelogic Corporation</strong>
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          <p>Software Developer: 2013 - 2015</p>
          <ul>
            <li>Led front-end development of Angular/Node applications</li>
            <li>Designed and maintained Wordpress sites, themes, and plugins</li>
            <li>Developed libraries and SDKs for internal use</li>
            <li>Performed usability testing and made UX improvements on existing software</li>
          </ul>
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      </section>
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        <h3>Non-profit Work</h3>
        <strong>HavenCon</strong>
        <div class="content">
          <p>Board Member: 2024-Present</p>
          <ul>
            <li>Board member and technical director for a local fan convention</li>
            <li>Event planning, vendor management, general logistics</li>
          </ul>
        </div>

        <strong>Austin Baroque Orchestra</strong>
        <div class="content">
          <p>Technology Director: 2013-Present</p>
          <ul>
            <li>Board member and technical director for a local baroque orchestra</li>
            <li>Site administration, online ticket sales, and day-of logistics</li>
            <li>Musical skills limited to appreciation only</li>
          </ul>
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