Summary
Rob Saurini is a Senior Software Engineer with 11 years of backend experience, currently contracting at Apple and previously shaping backend systems at 23andMe, Wag Labs, and PAX Labs. He specializes in building and optimizing APIs and production services using PHP, JavaScript, AWS, Docker and Node.js, consistently improving performance and delivery across consumer-facing and enterprise products. Rob has a track record of hands-on problem solving—from halving render times for high-traffic widgets to driving backend architecture for data-driven applications—and thrives in cross-functional teams. Based in Sunnyvale, he combines veteran engineering craft with a startup mindset, often tackling both code and operational challenges that others leave to separate teams.
11 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
B.S New Media Interactive Development, B.S New Media Interactive Development at Rochester Institute of Technology