Xavier Riley
Retired As Sr. Director - Software Engineering At DIRECTV Entertainment Systems
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area United States
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Top SchoolXavier Riley is a seasoned software engineering leader with 14 years in senior management roles and a long tenure driving software quality and delivery for DIRECTV and AT&T. He blends hands-on technical expertise in Java, Python, and C with deep experience in test automation, QA, and scaled Agile (SAFe) to shepherd complex media and consumer platforms from design through production. Holding a Master's in Computer Engineering from USC and a bachelor's in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, he combines rigorous academic training with pragmatic systems thinking. Known for turning QA practices into competitive advantages, he has guided cross-functional teams through large-scale migrations and reliability improvements at one of the largest entertainment systems companies. Based in Los Angeles, he now carries institutional knowledge of broadcast and streaming software architecture into retirement while remaining a resourceful mentor and strategic advisor.
14 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Masters Computer Engineering, Masters Computer Engineering at University of Southern CaliforniaBachelor's degree Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bachelor's degree Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Tennessee State University
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Github Skills (8)
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Github contributions (4)
xavriley/rack-seo
Feb 2013 - Mar 2013
Contributions:35 commits in 11 days
xavriley/xavriley.github.com
Jan 2012 - May 2013
Contributions:43 commits in 1 year 4 months
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