Andrew Munsell
Senior Security Software Engineer at Netflix
Bellevue, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolAndrew Munsell is a Senior Security Software Engineer with 13 years of experience building high-scale backend services and fraud detection systems, currently protecting Netflix customers in Trust and Safety. He has deep hands-on experience across web technologies, ML platforms, and large-scale graph and API services from roles at Amazon and startups, and founded WizardApps where he shipped 20+ cross-platform applications. An active engineer in open source, he has contributed to notable projects like the Revel Go web framework and the Sensei LMS, improving JSONP handling and URL rewrite logic respectively. Based in Bellevue, WA, he pairs technical rigor with communication skills as a self-published author and prolific blogger attracting nearly half a million unique annual readers, often publishing practical tutorials and courses that demystify complex web topics.
13 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Informatics - Information Architecture, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Informatics - Information Architecture at University of Washington
English
Stackoverflow
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40answers
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Github Skills (27)
json10
wordpress10
lms10
php10
go10
web-framework10
rewrite-rules10
mysql9
web-application9
webapp-framework9
sens9
application-framework9
apidoc9
wordpress-plugin9
revel9
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
Automattic/sensei
Jul 2015 - Jan 2016
Sensei LMS - Online Courses, Quizzes, & Learning
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:8 commits, 6 PRs, 4 comments in 6 months
Contributions summary:Andrew primarily contributed to the backend logic of the Sensei LMS platform, focusing on modifying rewrite rules for custom URL structures. They implemented filters for the "with_front" property, allowing for greater customization of course, lesson, quiz and message URLs. The user also addressed a bug related to showing paid content, and fixed padding issues. Additionally, the user updated DocBlocks to align with the project's standard.
wordpressphpsenseisensei-lmsplugin
revel/revel
Aug 2013 - Aug 2013
A high productivity, full-stack web framework for the Go language.
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:5 commits in 2 days
Contributions summary:Andrew primarily contributed to adding and refactoring JSONP functionality within the Revel web framework. Their work involved creating a `RenderJsonPResult` type and integrating it with existing `RenderJsonResult`. They refactored code to reduce variable copying and applied code formatting. This indicates a focus on extending the framework's capabilities related to data serialization and API responses.
golangproductivityfull-stackweb-applicationframework
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