Carlos Rivera

I join early and stay until the systems hold: taking an architecture from zero to production. Sometimes that means redesigning a core workflow with the people who run it. Sometimes it means building the first version alongside the team. I’m still in the code at launch, when we see how people actually use what we built and what we need to rethink.

I started coding at 14, building 3D game engines for fun and learning how the pieces fit. At 18, I was writing C++ flight software for UAVs at Hydra Technologies, followed by engineering stints at Microsoft and HP Labs. Outside the terminal, I’m usually on a trail, in the woodshop, or out with my dogs. Always up for tacos and a good IPA.