Scott Kirkwood
Software Engineer at Google
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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Top SchoolScott Kirkwood is a seasoned software engineer with 16 years at Google specializing in mobile phones and social network platforms, bringing deep C++ and Python expertise to large-scale consumer products. His career began in telecom and CRM systems and evolved through leadership roles building multi-dimensional data analysis and reporting tools, reflecting a strong foundation in analytics and systems design. Based in Waterloo, Ontario, he has a solid academic background with a BSc in Computer Science & Math and an MSc in Computer Science, underpinning his work with rigorous technical theory. Scott’s experience spans hands-on consulting for mobile sales front ends to architecting features for ubiquitous mobile social experiences, and he often operates at the intersection of performance-sensitive C++ systems and pragmatic Python tooling. A not-obvious strength is his long-running focus on multidimensional analytics early in his career, which informs his approach to product metrics and observability in modern mobile systems.
16 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
CEGEP, Science, CEGEP, Science at Champlain Regional CollegeBSc, Computer Science, Math, BSc, Computer Science, Math at Bishop's UniversityMSc, Computer Science, MSc, Computer Science at Queen's UniversityHS, HS at Loyola High School
Portuguese, French, German
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (1)
python8
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
scottkirkwood/scott-bin
Jun 2020 - Mar 2025
Contributions:17 pushes in 4 years 9 months
scottkirkwood/.zshrc.d
Apr 2013 - May 2022
Contributions:16 commits, 5 pushes in 9 years 3 months
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