Daniel Smith
Site Reliability Engineer at YouTube
Pacifica, California, United States
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Top SchoolDaniel Smith is a Site Reliability Engineer with 12 years of software experience, currently ensuring YouTube’s systems are reliable, performant, and automated. With a strong CS foundation (BS and MS) and deep proficiency in C++, Python, and JavaScript, he blends low-level optimization with pragmatic engineering practices to ship clean, testable code at scale. His background includes mission-driven work as a computer scientist at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory and end-to-end mobile app development for academia, giving him a rare mix of research, embedded-style client work, and large-scale SRE operations. Based in Pacifica, California, he’s passionate about automation and efficiency—often tackling performance bottlenecks and developer workflows that lie beneath visible product features.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science, 3.931, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science, 3.931 at The University of Southern MississippiAssociate of Applied Science, Information Systems Technology, 4.0, Associate of Applied Science, Information Systems Technology, 4.0 at Jones County Junior College
English, HungarianGithub contributions (5)
dsmith86/eso_bot
Feb 2016 - Sep 2016
Contributions:11 pushes, 1 branch in 7 months
dsmith86/StarCitizen-VoiceAttack-AutoHotkey
Jun 2014 - Jun 2014
Contributions:14 commits in 2 days
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