Steven Contreras
Data Engineer
Henderson, Nevada, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSteven Contreras is a seasoned Data Engineer and former software engineer with over 20 years in software development and eight years focused on data and machine learning workflows. He combines deep systems-level experience—Android, C/C++, Java, Golang, networking and cloud—with formal training in data science and robotics from Flatiron School and Georgia Tech. Currently building data infrastructure at Data Piper, he has a track record of porting complex geospatial and connectivity systems to constrained devices and shipping analytics pipelines for both enterprise and field operations. Steven’s curiosity drives continual reskilling into computer vision and AI, and he pairs a hands-on, test-driven engineering mindset with a practical focus on turning telemetry into actionable insights. An intriguing through-line in his career is moving sophisticated, low-level systems into data-driven products, bridging embedded constraints and modern ML ambitions.
8 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science at University of the PeopleBachelor of Science - BS, Mathematics, Bachelor of Science - BS, Mathematics at California State University, Long BeachMaster of Science - MS, Computer Science - Computational Perception and Robotics, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science - Computational Perception and Robotics at Georgia Institute of TechnologyData Science, Data Science at Flatiron School
Github Skills (10)
vector-tiles10
wkb10
gis10
mapbox-vector-tile10
tile-server10
mvt10
openlayers9
golang9
vector9
postgis8
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
go-spatial/tegola-mobile
Sep 2017 - Oct 2017
Contributions:9 releases, 26 commits, 1 PR in 1 month
sacontreras/partial-derivatives-lab-ds-apply-000
Aug 2019 - Aug 2019
Contributions:256 pushes, 1 branch in 10 days
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