Summary
Brian Rogoff is a seasoned software engineer with 14 years building storage, distributed systems, and data-driven platforms across companies from Facebook and Pure Storage to multiple blockchain and autonomous-vehicle teams. He specializes in Rust and systems programming but brings a polyglot toolkit (Python, C++, Scala, Julia, OCaml) honed on projects ranging from genomics security platforms to VLSI tooling and large-scale search and classification. Brian has repeatedly moved between startups and major engineering organizations to deliver backend services, storage systems, and blockchain ecosystem work, often stepping into lead or staff roles. His recent focus on Rust for storage and data systems at Zoox follows short, impactful stints advancing blockchain infrastructure and safety-critical software at Tesla and Space and Time. With an MS in Computational Mathematics from Stanford and a BS from MIT, he pairs rigorous mathematical training with practical production experience. Notably, his career blends deep systems intuition with applied machine learning and cryptographic/blockchain enthusiasm, making him adept at solving hard performance and correctness problems in real-world systems.
15 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
BS Mathematics, BS Mathematics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MS Computational Mathematics, MS Computational Mathematics at Stanford University