Zander Hill
Architecture Lead For Platform
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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RockstarZander Hill is an experienced platform architect and engineering leader with 13 years of experience building and operating large-scale storage and database systems from startup to growth-stage fintech. Currently Architecture Lead for Platform at Plaid, he has repeatedly moved between IC and management roles—shipping next-generation storage platforms, reducing downtime, and driving reliability and cost optimizations across distributed systems. He blends hands-on skills in Golang, databases (SQL/NoSQL), Kubernetes and CI/CD with a knack for pragmatic tooling improvements, exemplified by contributions to the modern-make project where he added HTTP resolution and improved UX. Based in San Francisco, Zander is known for tackling high-leverage, messy problems with a relentless focus on operational outcomes and team-scale impact. Colleagues describe him as a “software pitbull on a leash” who pairs gritty execution with strategic vision.
13 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Github Skills (10)
test-runner10
task-manager10
build-tools10
build-system10
go10
tasker10
runner10
makefile10
job-runner10
http9
Programming languages (20)
Github contributions (5)
tj/mmake
Sep 2019 - Jan 2020
Modern Make
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:1 release, 26 commits, 11 PRs in 4 months
Contributions summary:Zander primarily focused on improving the `mmake` build tool. They addressed dependency management by implementing Go modules and fixing a broken dependency. The user also added features such as an HTTP resolver and support for different makefile names, enhancing the tool's functionality. Additionally, they colorized the output and fixed indentation in the help target, improving the user experience.
javascripttask-runnermakefiletask-managerbuild-system
zph/tome
Mar 2021 - Aug 2024
Contributions:2 PRs, 68 pushes, 11 branches in 3 years 5 months
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