Russ Frank is a Director of Engineering with 13 years of experience building platform and core data teams and systems for data-driven companies, currently leading Platform & Core Data at Oden Technologies in Jersey City. He combines hands-on backend development—contributing to open-source cloud data warehouse work such as ByConity’s aggregate functions—with strategic ownership of integrations, timeseries storage, and core data services. Previously he led infrastructure and tracing efforts at Uber, helping prototype ideas that evolved into larger projects like Jaeger, and has a strong background in Node.js and distributed systems. Known for turning complex data ingestion and storage challenges into reliable production services, he also prioritizes coaching high-performing teams that ship quality products.
13 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Watchung Hills Regional HS
Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science Minor in Mathematics, Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science Minor in Mathematics at Rutgers University
Contributions summary:Russ primarily contributed to the `AggregateFunctions` directory, focusing on the development and modification of aggregate functions, specifically `deltaSumTimestamp` and `deltaSum`. Their work involved implementing logic to merge states, handle timestamp calculations, and address bug fixes related to counter resets. The user also added new tests to ensure the proper functioning of these aggregate functions, and they made minor code style adjustments.
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Russ Frank - Director Of Engineering, Platform & Core Data