Joshua Wise
Tech Lead & Staff Software Engineer at Apple
Austin, Texas, United States
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Top SchoolJoshua Wise is a Tech Lead and Staff Software Engineer with 11 years of experience building full‑stack web applications, microservices, and high‑performance C++ systems, currently leading platform work at Apple from Austin. He combines deep practical knowledge of Node.js and TypeScript with systems expertise in C++, Linux, and cloud architecture, and is actively developing a general‑purpose programming language on LLVM. Joshua is the author and maintainer of better-sqlite3, a widely depended‑on, high‑performance Node.js SQLite library, and has designed and implemented multiple network protocols and their specifications. He brings a research‑informed approach to applied computer science—algorithms, compilers, and even academic papers influence his pragmatic, KISS‑oriented engineering. Known for mentoring distributed teams and making critical architectural decisions, he has a track record of turning platform investments into new business verticals.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Recording Arts Technology/Technician, Bachelor of Science - BS Recording Arts Technology/Technician at Full Sail University
Korean
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Github Skills (16)
better-sqlite310
sqlite10
c-language10
cprogramming-language10
concurrency9
concurrent9
concurrent-programming9
nodejs8
database-design8
connections6
http6
exit6
javascript6
keep-alive6
es6-promise6
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
WiseLibs/better-sqlite3
Sep 2016 - Nov 2022
The fastest and simplest library for SQLite3 in Node.js.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & Database Engineer
Back-end Developer & Database EngineerContributions:61 releases, 30 reviews, 1364 commits in 6 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Joshua primarily contributed to the implementation of SQLITE3 functionality within the "better-sqlite3" Node.js library. Their work centered on improving the efficiency and functionality of the database interactions. The commits focused on restructuring internal code, particularly by replacing a write queue with mutexes, optimizing the handling of named parameters, and adding new features and capabilities. These contributions appear to be aimed at improving performance, adding features, and maintaining the integrity of the database.
node-jssimplestsqljavascriptsqlite3
JoshuaWise/tiny-msgpack
Nov 2016 - Jun 2018
A minimalistic MessagePack encoder and decoder for JavaScript.
Contributions:72 commits, 3 PRs, 42 pushes in 1 year 7 months
javascriptesmodulesdecodermessagepackencoder
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