Josh Karlin
Senior Staff Software Engineer at Self-employed
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJosh Karlin is a Senior Staff Software Engineer and technical lead at Google with 13+ years of experience driving Chrome platform features and policy, currently managing a 24-engineer team focused on improving web privacy, performance, and safety. He has led design and implementation for numerous Web APIs (Topics API, CacheStorage, NetInfo, Background Sync, Prefetch, Fenced Frames, Shared Storage) and is a key architect of Chrome’s Privacy Sandbox efforts, merging specification work, public speaking, and product execution. Earlier research roles as a network scientist at BBN produced DARPA/IARPA programs, a patent, and systems for unblockable and censorship-resistant communications—evidence of deep systems and security expertise beyond browser engineering. Based in Cambridge, MA, he pairs academic training (PhD-level study) with hands-on hobby development and a track record of turning hard privacy and networking problems into deployable platform solutions.
13 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D., Computer Science, Ph.D., Computer Science at The University of New MexicoBA, Computer Science and Mathematics, BA, Computer Science and Mathematics at Hendrix College
Github Skills (98)
htaccess10
prefetch10
rest-api10
optimization10
disable10
latency10
api10
mechanism10
httpd10
storage10
java10
pagespeed10
synchronization10
spec10
rewriting10
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
jkarlin/pause-document
Aug 2017 - Nov 2017
Contributions:45 commits, 43 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
jkarlin/crfoo
Sep 2016 - Dec 2022
Contributions:498 commits, 687 pushes, 3 branches in 6 years 3 months
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