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Sean Brennan - Senior Software Engineer in Oakland, CA

Sean Brennan

Senior Software Engineer specializing in backend platforms and cloud systems

Linden LabUC BerkeleyOakland, CA28 Years ExperienceSenior Level

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Engineer with a track record of taking on messy, high-ambiguity systems that others avoid, including a Python rewrite of Google Search Appliance's settings migrator that achieved 95% test coverage and zero bugs. Has also built internal full-stack planning tools at Capital One using React, Kotlin, and Airflow/DBT data pipelines, and brings specialized insurance analytics experience from catastrophe risk modeling for insurers.

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Key Strengths

  • Takes ownership of neglected, high-ambiguity engineering problems
  • Rewrote legacy Python settings migrator with 95% code coverage and zero bugs
  • Strong legacy code comprehension and system redesign
  • Methodical engineering process using design docs, task breakdown, and TDD
  • Full-stack product delivery across React, Kotlin, Python, and data pipelines
  • Improved UX by persisting complex React accordion state within constrained internal component library
  • Pragmatic data architecture decisions for performance and reliability
  • Domain expertise in insurance catastrophe modeling and exceedance probability analysis

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Experience

Senior Software EngineerLinden Lab · Nov 2025 – Jan 2026
Software DevelopmentFreelance · Mar 2024 – May 2025freelance
Senior Software EngCapital One · Nov 2022 – Feb 2024
Senior Software EngRippling SEO, Inc · Jan 2022 – Jun 2022
SDE IIAmazon · Aug 2020 – Oct 2021
Dev Eng SrRMS, Inc · Jul 2018 – Jan 2020
Dev Eng SrYahoo · Mar 2016 – Aug 2017
GSA PlatformGoogle · Nov 2005 – Oct 2015
RPG TeamPixar · Feb 2001 – Jan 2005
ContractorSynarc · Nov 1998 – Dec 2000contract
ContractorBank of America · Nov 1998 – Dec 2000contract
ContractorePropose · Nov 1998 – Dec 2000contract

Education

UC Berkeleybachelor, Applied Mathematics and Computer Science (1994)

Languages

English

Publications

1 publication

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