Gene Horecka is a Senior Site Reliability Engineer with a decade of experience building resilient infrastructure for mission-critical systems, currently supporting TikTok’s recommendation system and US data security efforts from the Bay Area. He pairs a strong C/C++ and Python systems background—honed at Teradata and in genomic sequencing tooling—with hands-on CI/CD platform design that accelerated multi-team releases. Gene’s work uniquely blends deep reliability engineering with applied ML infrastructure needs, informed by a master’s in computer science and practical research roots. Outside of engineering he’s an avid landscape photographer and entrepreneur who built an eCommerce art business and traveled to 30 countries, a curiosity that informs his pragmatic, user-centered approach to systems design.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
University of California San Diego
Master's degree, Computer Science, Master's degree, Computer Science at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
An Android bookstore app that allows users to easily sell and make arrangements with other users to buy books. Created with care by our UCSD Fall 2015 CSE 110 group: Gary Thorn, Parth Patel, Joji Asako, Junhao Xie.
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 7 months
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Gene Horecka - Site Reliability Engineer at TikTok