Bob Ambrose

Engineering Leader

Proven engineering leader (IC, Manager) across big tech, startups, and venture. I build and scale impactful products and teams.

LinkedIn / GitHub / X

01. Experience

2024 - Present

Director of Engineering

  • Spearheading data-driven tooling and initiatives to inform who to invest in
  • Leading a team of 4 engineers
Next.js
Node.js
tRPC
Flask
Redis
Snowflake
Engineering Manager
Team Strategy

2021 - 2023

Senior Software Engineer

  • Lead many product and infrastructure initiatives
  • Spearheaded a web platform from scratch
  • Guided team to use GraphQL best practices
Next.js
Node.js
MongoDB
GraphQL
React Native
Tech Lead

2017 - 2021

Senior Software Engineer

  • Built many zero-to-one products in Messenger, Search, and Civic Integrity
  • Mentored, taught internal classes, gave internal talks
Product Infrastructure
GraphQL
Hacklang
Tech Lead

02. Personal Projects

2017 - Present

NFL Pick 'em Pool Platform

  • Developed and launched an NFL Pick 'em pool platform that has hosted over 100,000 picks and 70 yearly players
  • A for-fun family-and-friends tradition that's been running for many years
Next.js
tRPC
Postgres
Side Project

03. Education

2013 - 2017

Computer Science & Computational Mathematics

  • Double major in Computer Science and Math
  • Won numerous awards and competitions, as well as tutored and advised countless students
  • Orientation leader, created Entrepreneurship club
Computer Science
Mathematics
Double Major