Felix Sargent

Engineering Leader
linkedin.com/in/felixsargent
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felixsargent.com
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felix.sargent@gmail.com
Engineering Leader with Engineering and Product background. Programmer in Scala, Python, Javascript, with a love for backend services, APIs, DevOps, type safety, observability, logging and testing. Open to global remote work and onsite in San Francisco, London, and Paris.
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Work Experience

Recruitbot

Head of Engineering / Staff Engineer
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Nov 2022 - Jun 2024
  • 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.
  • Built headliner features using Play (Scala), Django (Python), and React (Typescript)
  • 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%.

Truework

Senior Software Engineering Manager
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Oct 2021 - Oct 2022
  • Managed the Interfaces (API and FE) and Infrastructure teams, enhancing system interoperability and user experience.
  • Expanded the engineering team, doubling its size by hiring 13 new members within six months.
  • Transitioned the team to Agile methodologies, resulting in a 30% improvement in project delivery times and better Product/Sales relations.

Atlassian

Senior Engineering Manager
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Jun 2020 - Oct 2021
  • 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

Mediamath (New York)

Director of Engineering
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Oct 2016 - Apr 2020
  • 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

GovOS

Vice President Product
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Nov 2015 - Oct 2016
  • Led the product by turning around existing strategy to focus on existing customer experience, improving reliability and stabilizing the platform. Reduced churn by 65%.

Bloomberg

Senior Product Manager
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Oct 2014 - Nov 2015

Product owner for Bloomberg Vault Surveillance which monitors Bloomberg Terminal users for illegal activities such as Insider trading.

Rackspace

Engineering Product Manager
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Sep 2011 - Sep 2014
  • 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.

Google

Technical Support Engineer
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Aug 2009 - Aug 2010
  • First job out of college, learned Python, Puppet, and dove head first into software engineering

Education

San Francisco State University

Bachelors Economics
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Jan 2007 - 2009
  • President, Economics Students Association
  • Treasurer, SFSU Pre-Law Society
  • Varsity Intercollegiate Policy Debate Team

Skills

  • 10+ years Python
  • 6 years Node / Typescript
  • Scala (Play)
  • DevOps
  • AWS
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • US, UK, and Australian Citizenship
  • CFER A2 French

Volunteering

Center for Election Science

Chair of the Board
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2017 - 2024

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

The Product Group

Mentor
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2015 - 2017