George Ponick
Software Engineering Manager at Cloudflare
New York City Metropolitan Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolGeorge Ponick is a software engineering manager with nine years in leadership and over two decades of hands-on systems and video engineering experience, currently leading teams at Cloudflare from the New York City area. He has progressed through technical and management roles at JW Player, Paramount+, Bloomberg Sports/STATS and FactSet, specializing in video encoding, media platforms, and scalable streaming infrastructure. Known for translating complex media pipelines into reliable production services, he combines deep systems instincts with people-first management to deliver high-throughput, low-latency solutions. His background spans both engineering and operational roles, giving him a pragmatic perspective on product requirements, reliability, and deployment at scale. Colleagues describe him as a steady leader who elevates engineering craft while keeping a strong focus on measurable business outcomes.
8 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Computer Science, Bachelor's Computer Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Github Skills (45)
tty10
self-contained10
aurora10
logitech10
rgb10
tpm10
powerline9
console9
tmux-configuration9
cli9
tmux9
tmux-theme9
camera9
shell9
screen8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
gponick/btmux
Jul 2020 - Aug 2024
Contributions:5 PRs, 13 pushes, 4 branches in 4 years 2 months
gponick/bmi
Jun 2018 - Jan 2019
Contributions:1 release, 12 pushes, 1 branch in 7 months
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