Summary
Bernard Szabo is a Principal Software Engineer with decades of systems and software experience and a decade in senior engineering and program leadership roles, currently enhancing authoring features for a large Python/React learning platform at 2U/edX. He excels at bridging hands-on implementation with strategic design—writing specs, code, and compliance-driven solutions while operating effectively in cross-functional agile teams. Bernard has a strong track record in resilience engineering and chaos testing, having built Docker-based frameworks, automated incident detection tools, and visibility solutions that hardened high-volume e-commerce platforms. His background spans telecom, multimedia, and large-scale logistics and fulfillment systems, including contributions that enabled multiplant optimization and CI/CD transformation. A rigorous thinker with an MIT PhD in Electrical Engineering, he brings unusual depth in analytical modeling and a proven ability to translate complex requirements into pragmatic, auditable systems. Colleagues rely on him for incremental delivery, time-to-pivot judgment, and bringing hidden operational failure modes to light.
9 years of coding experience
26 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Electrical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Electrical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Spanish, French