Joseph Ross

June Oven (acquired by Weber Grills in 2021)

• Leading Firmware, iOS, and Android teams to build enhanced cooking experiences with June Ovens and Weber Connect grills
• Hired iOS, Android, Appliance, and Build engineers, doubling the size of each team over 18 months
• Led API integration guiding mobile and server teams with mocking, co-development, and debugging approaches
• JuneCloudKit: Led project to factor iOS and Android apps into SDK and app components for partner integration
• Modernized Jenkins CI/build system with focus on resilience, disaster recovery, and maintainability
• Spearheaded adoption of Rust for new appliance platform project

June Oven

• Managed engineering teams building enhanced cooking experiences
• Established mentorship programs and co-working sessions to enhance team unity
• Onboarded and trained new engineers remotely

June Oven

• Responsible for iOS codebase, led code migration through Swift 2-5
• Built advanced recipes UI in June app, creating guided cooking experience integrating app and oven
• Integrated security libraries for secure and reliable communication between appliances and companion apps

Savant Systems

• Led integration of iOS & Android apps with home automation components for consumer market launch
• Built iOS framework for WiFi onboarding via Bluetooth LE as part of device onboarding process
• Integrated WebRTC into iOS app for 2-way audio and live video streaming with door cameras
• Factored common functionality into library integrated into multiple shipping and internal apps
• Technical Lead for Nest integration across cloud, Home Hub, iOS, and Android platforms

Pandora

• Took full ownership of large, years-old iOS codebase and helped hire and train new team members
• Led migration of mobile app codebase from Perforce to git, boosting productivity and code quality
• Owned integration of Pandora iOS app with BMW/MINI, Ford, and Toyota vehicles
• Enhanced iOS and Android apps for Chromecast integration
• Built Pebble watch app for remote control of Pandora mobile app

Ford Motor Company

• Built SDKs for iOS, Android, and Blackberry for third party app integration into Ford vehicles
• Supported Pandora, Stitcher, and other partner integrations using custom SDK solution

Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI

Eagle Scout, 1997

Programming Languages

Technologies

Summary

I can learn anything, and I know a lot about: Swift, iOS, Rust, Java, C/C++, Android, Kotlin, Go, git, Jenkins. I am quickly comfortable and productive when dropped into a large existing codebase.