Ethan Pailes
Senior Software Engineer at Google
Denver, Colorado, United States
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Top SchoolEthan Pailes is a Senior Software Engineer based in Denver with 11 years of experience building backend systems at companies ranging from startups to Google. He is fluent in C++, C, Go, Rust, Python, Ruby and Haskell, and holds both a BS and MS in Computer Science from Tufts University. Ethan has a track record of improving build systems and code maintainability, including notable Rust work on pgrx to build Postgres extensions where he refactored build scripts and added security for environment variables. His career includes production-facing roles at Opendoor and Ab Initio and a recent move into senior engineering at Google, reflecting steady growth in scope and impact. Known for pragmatic engineering and attention to tooling and security, he often focuses on backend reliability and developer experience. Despite a self-deprecating GitHub bio, his contributions show deep systems expertise and a preference for clean, maintainable solutions.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Masters Computer Science, Masters Computer Science at Tufts University
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (15)
rust10
postgresql10
build-automation10
bindgen9
software-design7
system-design7
sys7
go6
code-structure6
go-gorm6
database-connection6
concurrency6
julia6
database6
migration6
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
pgcentralfoundation/pgrx
Sep 2020 - Oct 2020
Build Postgres Extensions with Rust!
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:7 commits, 7 PRs, 6 comments in 1 month
Contributions summary:Ethan primarily contributed to the core functionality of the `pgrx` repository, a Rust-based extension for PostgreSQL. Their work focused on enhancing build processes and improving code maintainability. Key contributions include refactoring build scripts to avoid I/O and lexing, generating display implementations for node types, and adding security measures to protect environment variables. These changes indicate a focus on the backend aspects and building features to enhance the overall development process.
postgresql-databasepostgresql-extensionrustrustlangextensions
ethanpailes/frames
Jan 2017 - May 2017
Contributions:101 pushes, 59 branches in 3 months
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