Summary
Arash Sharif is a senior software engineering manager with 15 years of experience leading backend, SRE, and real-time bidding (RTB) exchange teams across adtech and fintech. Based in Mission Viejo, California, he combines hands-on engineering and architecture experience with a track record of evolving teams and systems at companies like AerServ, InMobi, PriceSpider, and Dave. He has repeatedly moved between individual contributor and managerial roles—building SDKs, data pipelines, and RTB exchanges—so he understands both low-level performance tradeoffs and large-scale operational needs. As an adjunct computer science professor, he has also coached and mentored the next generation of engineers while keeping production responsibilities. Known for pragmatic problem solving, he often focuses on reliability and product-aligned infrastructure rather than ivory-tower designs.
15 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
MS, Computer Science, MS, Computer Science at California State University, Fullerton