Rob Mcvey
Member Of Technical Staff at Hark
San Jose, California, United States
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Top SchoolRob Mcvey is a pragmatic software engineer and security-focused technical leader with 15 years of experience building user-centered systems across startups, enterprise streaming, and government research. Currently a Member of Technical Staff in San Jose, he combines hands-on full‑stack and front-end expertise with a track record of shipping accessible, inclusive UIs (notably improving accessibility in Netflix’s Stethoscope project) and pioneering user-focused security tooling. His background spans mission-critical work at NASA, platform and infra roles at Watershed and Mandolin, and security research that uncovered high-impact vulnerabilities, reflecting both deep technical breadth and responsible disclosure practice. Known for mentoring teams and translating HCI research into production-grade products, he brings a rare blend of performance optimization, cross‑functional collaboration, and attention to accessibility and usability.
15 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
B.S., Computer Science, Web Development, B.S., Computer Science, Web Development at Webster University
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Github Skills (37)
accessibility10
javascript10
exceptions10
jquery10
user-interface10
momentjs10
html10
error-handling10
addeventlistener10
react10
jes9
testing9
react-redux9
enzyme-testing9
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Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
Netflix-Skunkworks/stethoscope
Sep 2017 - Mar 2018
Personalized, user-focused recommendations for employee information security.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer & Accessibility Specialist
Front-end Developer & Accessibility SpecialistContributions:5 commits, 1 PR, 1 branch in 6 months
Contributions summary:Rob primarily focused on improving the accessibility of the application's user interface. They implemented the `Accessible` component, adding keyboard navigation and ARIA attributes to enhance usability for screen readers. The changes included modifying existing components like `Action`, `Device`, and `CriticalDeviceSummary` to incorporate accessibility features, alongside modifying existing test cases. These changes show a dedication to creating an inclusive and user-friendly application.
user-focused-securitysecurityfocusedrecommendationsinformation-security
rmcvey/PHP-Markdown-Forms
Aug 2012 - Apr 2016
Contributions:4 commits, 1 push in 3 years 8 months
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