Felix Sargent

• Recruitbot was a powerful alternative to Linkedin Recruiter utilizing AI and Machine Learning to find and contact the best candidates for your position.
• Directed a team of 8 engineers across the Bay Area and Spain, covering Frontend React, Backend, Machine Learning and Data.
• Personally developed headliner features using Play (Scala), Django (Python), and React (Typescript/Javascript).
• Transitioned to CI/CD with GitHub actions, achieving a 60% reduction in deployment times and enhancing feature reliability.
• Modernized AWS infrastructure, improved scalability and reduced operational costs by 60%.

• Managed the Interfaces (API and FE) and Infrastructure teams, enhancing system interoperability and user experience.
• Developed the engineering interview process, and expanded the engineering team, doubling its size by hiring 13 new members.
• Pioneered the "API First" initiative, focusing on creating a first class experience for external developers.
• Transitioned the team to Agile methodologies, resulting in a 30% improvement in project delivery times and better Product/Sales relations.

• Engineering Manager for Atlassian University, the Education and Certification platform for Atlassian
• Managed the Training for Jira marketplace add-on, enhancing product integration and user experience

• Managed 15 Engineers across the Developer Experience and Core Platform Services teams.
• Migrated deployment to CI/CD and OAuth authentication services, significantly improving security and customer experience.
• Oversaw the transformation of the MediaMath Customer API portal

• Led the product with a servant leadership philosophy, created product strategy to replace legacy systems, and re-established trust between engineering and sales teams, increasing customer NPS scores by 60%.

• Product owner for Bloomberg Vault Surveillance, implementing technology and policies to capture communications, improving data integrity and security for Bloomberg Terminal users.

• Hired as a Software Engineer, and after one year transitioned into Technical PM for Rackspace Autoscale and Repose.
• Presented Repose at OpenStack 2014, showcasing API Middleware Platform capabilities.

• First job out of college, learned Python, Puppet, and dove head first into software engineering

• President, Economics Students Association
• Treasurer, SFSU Pre-Law Society
• Varsity Intercollegiate Policy Debate Team

A non-profit organization dedicated to improving the way we vote

• CES changed the way Fargo, ND, and St. Louis, MO elect their leaders
• Recruited new board members, coordinated strategic donors, and raised grants for the organization
• “Berkeley's City Council's switch to 're-weighted range voting' adds fairness to the system” Opinion Piece in Berkeleyside
• Letter to the Editor in The Economist
• “Chaos reigns in San Francisco’s redistricting. Here’s a better way to do things” Opinion Piece in The San Francisco Chronicle

• Recognized with the Outstanding Product Mentor Award
• Managing Technical Debt (July 17, 2016)
• How to Interview a Product Manager (February 7, 2016)
• Inheriting a Project (July 8, 2015)