Dan Padgett
Staff Software Engineer at Google
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDan Padgett is a Staff Software Engineer in San Francisco with 14 years of experience building high-performance, distributed systems for advertising and video at Google. He has led AdMob ad format engineering and driven video support and personalization across mobile and TV platforms, solving low-latency scaling challenges for synchronous ad delivery. Trained in mathematics and computer science, he brings applied algorithmic thinking to systems design—evident from earlier research that produced peer-reviewed cryptography results. Comfortable across backend storage, video splicing, and large-scale ad serving, he combines deep technical ownership with product-focused optimization. Colleagues rely on him for pragmatic solutions that balance latency, throughput, and user experience in complex media pipelines.
14 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Webster Thomas High SchoolBachelor of Science (B.S.), Mathematics and Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Mathematics and Computer Science at University at Buffalo
Github Skills (68)
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strava10
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linux10
jedi10
tps10
multiplayer-game10
game-engine9
fitness9
windows9
game-development9
webextension9
macos9
modification9
elevate8
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
dpadgett/OpenJK
Feb 2015 - Mar 2016
Contributions:1 PR, 30 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 1 month
effortcppjediwindowsraven
dpadgett/ql-docker
Oct 2015 - May 2020
Contributions:28 commits, 38 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 7 months
docker-imagedockerquake
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