Summary
Brian Pho is a Software Engineer with 9 years of experience building reliable systems and developer tools, currently stabilizing core infrastructure at Rippling in San Francisco. He pairs a software engineering BS with an MS in neuroscience, blending systems thinking and cognitive insight to design clear, diagram-driven solutions and thorough technical documentation. At Rippling he eliminated a longstanding Plaid dependency, drove a major Python upgrade unblock, and slashed Heron errors by over 97%, and previously delivered customer-facing GNSS visualizations and monitoring that eliminated recurring incidents. Comfortable across Python and C++ toolchains, he favors reducing technical debt, improving observability, and using AI-assisted debugging to improve on-call outcomes. Known for mentoring peers and turning complex data into actionable visual tools, he brings a rare cross-disciplinary perspective that connects how brains and computers handle complexity.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Neuroscience, 3.7/4, Master of Science - MS, Neuroscience, 3.7/4 at Western University
Full Diploma International Baccalaureate, 93%, Full Diploma International Baccalaureate, 93% at Lester B. Pearson
Bachelor of Science - BS, Software Engineering, 3.7/4, Bachelor of Science - BS, Software Engineering, 3.7/4 at University of Calgary
English, Vietnamese