Philip Riley
Software Engineer at Apple
Oakland, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolPhilip Riley is a software engineer in Oakland with 11 years of experience who transitioned from a journalism career to building polished web applications, currently contributing to iCloud at Apple. He brings full‑stack expertise gained from startups and intensive bootcamp training, with hands‑on experience in Node.js, Angular, MongoDB, and Ruby on Rails for responsive single‑page apps and data visualization. Philip’s background as a journalist and publicist gives him strong product storytelling, user-focused copy skills, and an uncommon ability to translate complex technical features into clear user-facing content. Known for rapid prototyping and engineering empathy from pair‑programming environments, he combines attention to detail with a knack for driving engagement through thoughtful UX and content.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree, Communications, Sociology, Magna Cum Laude, Bachelor's Degree, Communications, Sociology, Magna Cum Laude at University of California, DavisComputer Engineering, Computer Engineering at Dev BootcampCopywriting, Copywriting at University of California, Berkeley Extension
Github Skills (2)
react2
python1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
DiverseOut/DiverseOut_Client
Feb 2015 - May 2015
Contributions:59 PRs, 72 pushes, 3 branches in 2 months
anglardiversitytech-companiesexpressd3-js
DiverseOut/DiverseOut_Server
Feb 2015 - May 2015
Contributions:48 PRs, 56 pushes, 3 branches in 2 months
ruby-on-railsapirails-apidiversityrails
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