Felix Sargent - Resume

Work Experience

Engineering Manager, Code Workflows (Jan 2025 - Current) - London, UK

Leading the Code Workflows team, responsible for consistent security vulnerability identities, and Snyk Code UX.

Head of Engineering / Staff Engineer (Oct 2022 - Dec 2024) - San Francisco, CA

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Directed a team of 8 engineers across the Bay Area and Spain, covering Frontend React, Backend, Machine Learning and Data.
Personally built headliner features using Play (Scala), Django (Python), and React (Typescript)
Transitioned to CI/CD with GitHub actions, achieving a 60% reduction in deployment times and enhancing release reliability.
Modernized AWS infrastructure, optimized search and reduced operational costs by $10,000/month.

Senior Software Engineering Manager (Oct 2021 - Oct 2022) - San Francisco, CA

Managed the Interfaces (API and FE) and Operations/Infra teams, enhancing system interoperability and user experience.
Expanded the engineering team, doubling its size by hiring 13 new members within six months.
Transitioned the team to Agile methodologies, resulting in a 30% improvement in project delivery times and better Product/Sales relations.

Senior Engineering Manager (Contract) (Jun 2020 - Oct 2021) - San Francisco, CA

Managed the implementation and migration of Atlassian University Learning Management Platform to Intellum.
Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless transition and user experience.
Achieved successful integration resulting in improved efficiency and user satisfaction.

Director of Engineering (Oct 2016 - Jun 2020) - New York, NY

Managed the Developer Relations and core API services teams, managing and stabilizing a Perl-based codebase while delivering new features for one of the world’s largest advertising platforms.
Replaced legacy API key management tools with custom NGINX and firewall solutions, significantly enhancing security and API efficiency.
Spearheaded the adoption of Auth0, implementing OAuth authentication and multi-factor authentication, improving overall platform security and user authentication processes.

Vice President Product (Sep 2014 - Oct 2016) - New York, NY

Spearheaded product strategy and development for a SaaS platform, helping government agencies digitize paperwork into web forms and databases, streamlining operations and reducing manual data entry.
Introduced Jira and agile methodologies, organizing a previously disorganized team, improving development efficiency, and leading the recruiting pipeline for the engineering team.
Established a structured approach to handling customer feedback, ensuring product decisions were aligned with user needs while balancing CEO's expectations with resource constraints.

Technical Product Manager (Aug 2011 - Sep 2014) - San Francisco, CA

Hired as a Software Engineer, and after one year transitioned into Technical PM for Rackspace Autoscale. Built Autoscale, later integrated into Openstack HEAT.
Presented Repose at OpenStack 2014, showcasing API Middleware Platform capabilities.

Technical Support Engineer (Aug 2009 - Aug 2010) - San Francisco, CA

Provided technical support to team members for computer and hardware needs.
Utilized Python, Puppet, and software engineering skills to troubleshoot and resolve issues.

Bachelors Economics (Jan 2007 - 2009)

Chair of the Board (2017 - 2024)

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Recruited new board members, coordinated strategic donors, and raised grants for the organization
“Berkeley's City Council's switch to 're-weighted range voting' adds fairness to the system” Opinion Piece in Berkeleyside
Letter to the Editor in The Economist
“Chaos reigns in San Francisco’s redistricting. Here’s a better way to do things” Opinion Piece in The San Francisco Chronicle

Mentor (2015 - 2017)