• Hi!
    I'm Gilad

    About

    Who Am I?

    I'm a Software Development Engineer with computer science degrees from UT Austin and Georgia Tech. I have a diverse background, from startups like Hitch Rideshare and Broadway Lab to large corporations including Amazon, HomeAway (Expedia), and Braintree Payments (PayPal). My work ranges from creating mobile applications for Android and iOS to developing websites and APIs, focusing on translating customer needs into technical solutions. I'm currently seeking opportunities to join teams or projects where I can apply my skills in software development to build out the best experience for users.

    Education

    Education

    Graduated in August 2021 with a Master of Science in Computer Science

    Coursework:
    • CS 6310: Software Architecture and Design
    • CS 6601: Artificial Intelligence
    • CS 7638: Artificial Intelligence for Robotics
    • CS 6476: Computer Vision
    • CS 6475: Computational Photography
    • CS 6515: Graduate Algorithms
    • CS 6300: Software Development Process
    • CS 6250: Computer Networks
    • CS 7646: Machine Learning for Trading
    • CS 7637: Knowledge Based AI

    Gradated in May 2018 with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

    GPA: 3.22/4.0

    Relevant Coursework:
    • CS 314: Data Structures and Algorithms
    • CS 311: Discrete Math
    • CS 429: Computer Systems 1
    • CS 378: Longhorn Startup Labs
    • M 408D: Multivariable Calculus
    • SDS321: Probability&Statistics
    • CS 343: Artificial Intelligence
    • CS 439: Operating Systems
    • M 340L: Linear Algebra
    • CS 345: Programming Languages
    • CS 331: Algorithms and Complexity
    • CS 378: Bioinformatic Modeling Arch Design
    • M 427L: Vector Calculus
    • CS 378: Big Data
    • CS 356: Computer Networks
    • CS 371p: Object-Oriented Programming
    • CS 378: Quantum Info. Science
    • CS 342: Neural Networks
    • CS 378: Virtualization

    Graduated Burlington High School (MA) in May 2014
    GPA: 3.73/4.0

    Lead programmer of FIRST Robotics Team Math Club. National Honor Society

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    Publications

    HotStorage 2018

    mLSM: Making Authenticated Storage Faster in Ethereum

    Professor Vijay Chidambaram's Research Group

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    Experience

    Industry Experience

    Software Development Engineer at Amazon | Austin, TX
    Jul. 2020 - Mar. 2023

    Last Mile Team
    • Designed, built, tested and launched safety features within the Last Mile organization to enhance the safety of delivery drivers
    • Used: Kotlin, Java, Swift, Python, Redshift (SQL), Kibana

    CTO and Co-Founder of an AI startup at ADVARK | Austin, TX
    Nov. 2017 - Mar. 2020

    Co-Founder
    • Designed, developed, tested, and sold custom Android TV hardware/software solutions capable of real-time commercial detection, enabling seamless transitions between live sports and our customers' media broadcasts, enhancing the viewing experience for bar patrons during game commercials.
    • Engineered a comprehensive web-based CMS for customer media management, sponsor campaign uploads, and administrative control over devices and software updates. Used Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, and JavaScript.

    Android Developer at Hitch Rideshare | Austin, TX
    Nov. 2019 - Jun. 2020

    Android Developer
    • Built and tested live driver location tracking, in-app navigation, ride scheduling, and marketing announcement banners from scratch, improving the user experience.
    • Collaborated with a small team (designer, PM, iOS, and backend developer), rapidly iterating based on user feedback to overhaul the user onboarding, rider, and on-call driver experiences, enhancing user satisfaction.

    Software Developer at Broadway Lab | Austin, TX
    March 2018 - Aug. 2018

    Software Developer
    • Developed web consoles, private apis, native iOS and Android applications for Broadway Lab's clients
    • Used: Ruby on Rails, Java, Swift

    Backend / Infrastructure Engineer at Braintree Payments (PayPal) | Chicago, IL
    Jun. 2017 - Aug. 2017

    Scaling Team
    • Rolled out a connection pooler in production to reduce number of connections from ∼2500 to ∼70 shared ones
    • Updated and migrated database table with no downtime
    • Replaced the gateway application’s emailing system from a clunky database implementation to a different Mail Transfer Agent and a custom SMTP Mailer
    • Built an Android app with the other interns in 7 days that allows users to view and purchase ecommerce items in Augmented Reality and split the payment with friends using Venmo.
    • Used: Ruby on Rails, Capistrano, Puppet, Postfix, Unix, Android Java

    Frontend Engineer at HomeAway (Expedia) | Austin, TX Jun. 2016 - Feb. 2017

    Property Details Team
    • Developed and launched A/B tests on multiple brands of HomeAway on the property detail page all involving traveler conversion.
    • Took initiative to track A/B tests running in production by creating dashboards that track traveler conversion analytic events - reduced feedback loop from two weeks to daily
    • Increased photo carousel advance clicks by 12%
    • Used: JSP, Handlebars, Javascript, Backbone, Less

    iOS Developer at MobileAware | Boston, MA Jun. 2014 - Jul. 2014 and Jun. 2013 - Aug. 2013

    iOS Team
    • Developed product functionalities, features and pages for the client demo application - it was featured on company’s promotional video
    • Created customizable widgets for reusability amongst the other developers
    • Brainstormed with other developers and implemented the models and infrastructure of the user data.
    • Used: Objective-C
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    News

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    April 15, 2018 | Entrepreneurship

    Texas Shark Tank

    UT Austin team wins first place at first statewide Texas Shark Tank competition

    HTML5 Bootstrap Template by colorlib.com
    March 25, 2017 | Entrepreneurship

    Accepted into the Genesis Program

    Jansen Derr and Gilad Oved are accepted into the UT Austin Genesis Program

    Community

    Volunteering

    I've had the opportunity to volunteer for the community through a variety of organizations. With Code Orange, I mentored an elementary school student weekly on how to code using Scratch. In the Longhorn Entrepreneurship Agency, I helped put on events/workshops/talks on campus to engage students in entrepreneurship. With HackTX, a friend and I built the official app for the over 700 student attendees. With 3 Day Startup, I helped run a 72 hour learn-by-doing startup workshop. For the Cambridge Science Festival my team and I were responsible for developing and organizing hands-on STEM events targeted towards middle and high school students. I've completed over 500 volunteer hours through the Burlington Recreation Department, the Rotary Club and the National Honor Society.

    Cambridge Science Festival

    150 hrs

    Code Orange

    40 hrs

    3 Day Startup Organizer

    60 hrs

    HackTX Organizer

    40 hrs

    Longhorn Entrepreneurship Agency

    60 hrs

    Burlington Community

    500 hrs
    Get in Touch

    Contact

    gilad.oved10 @ gmail.com