Rashid Goshtasbi

DESIGN, CODE, & PEOPLE

I nitpick the pixels, still ship code changes and manage a team who build it all with me at Amazon. In no particular order.

About

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Currently
At Amazon
Practice
Design & engineering
Based
Austin, Texas
Languages
JavaTypeScriptPythonKotlinObjective-C
Apps
ReactReact NativeSwiftUIiOSAndroid
AWS
LambdaStep FunctionsDynamoDBCognitoVerified PermissionsSageMakerEC2Fargate
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Experience

CompanyRoleYears
AMAZON ADS
Senior SDE · Publisher TechnologiesBuilt the Account Registry Service: the source of truth for 1P and 3P publisher accounts and configuration.2023 – Now
AMAZON MUSIC
Senior SDE · AmpAmazon's live radio platform for creators. Led the audio pipeline that starts live shows, and a copyright-detection system that unblocked label-gated features.2021 – 2023
AMAZON RETAIL
SDE II · Grocery Shopping ExperienceLed grocery search relevance on amazon.com: 50% better relevance, 90% fewer bad keyword impressions. Also tech lead for the Prime Now iOS and Android apps.2019 – 2021
COX AUTOMOTIVE
Software Engineer II · Insights & AnalyticsBuilt the vehicle recommendation engine and APIs behind Cox Automotive's retail sites, with large-scale data ingestion into SageMaker.2017 – 2019
UC RIVERSIDE
Application Developer · School of MedicineWeb apps used across the school's departments.2015 – 2017

Projects

ProjectKindYearStatus
TALLY
iOS & Android · a shared baby tracker for feeds, sleep and care2026In beta

Contact

hello@rashidsg.com
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