Joe Buza

Senior Software Engineer at Netflix

Redwood City, California, United States

About

Hi there! I’m a full-stack engineer who loves learning and sharing what I pick up. I post simple, visual lessons on building better apps, writing smoother code, improving workflows, and the life tips I wish I knew earlier. When I’m exploring something new in tech, I share those notes so others can grow with me.

Experience

  • Senior Software Engineer at Netflix
    May 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 3 mos

    Led UI development for multiple strategic projects in the Animation Studio, enhancing talent allocation, budget planning, and production workflows. Designed and developed the entire user interface for an AI-assisted dialogue breakdown tool, contributing to a solution that saved 40-60 hours per project. Led planning and execution of the re-write of critical artwork distribution platform managing over 11.5 million artworks across multiple locales, saving millions in operational costs. Spearheaded the migration of all Animation Studio applications (5) in the monorepo to Turbo repo, latest React version, and internal tools. Led the team through comprehensive testing before merging, ensuring a smooth transition. Created a reusable file transfer component, simplifying uploads across multiple applications. Secured second place in Animation Studio AI hackathon.

  • Manager & Lead UI Engineer at SchoolStatus
    Oct 2016 - Mar 2019 · 2 yrs 6 mos

    Led a team of 4 frontend engineers in developing Notify, a mass messaging feature for school districts. Built client applications for school administrators, teachers, and parents to view and manage student data. Developed an internal chat application facilitating parent-teacher communication. Spearheaded the design and implementation of a group-messaging feature (Broadcast) for the web platform. Managed scrum meetings, task assignments, and intern mentoring.

  • Front End Developer at C Spire
    Jan 2014 - Oct 2016 · 2 yrs 10 mos

    Convert designs into responsive, interactive sites that work across multiple devices, operating systems, and resolutions. Developed the user interface on the careers site to streamline the process of finding and applying for a job at C Spire. Implemented a user interface to display the network performance of the company's systems. Built a tool that allows users to customize their wireless plans. Mentored members of my team in Angular js, Flexbox and Sass best practices.

  • Mobile Developer at Navagis, LLC
    2012 - Oct 2013 · 1 yr 10 mos

    Developed an Android asset tracking application on a web-based visualization platform. Maintained the company's Android application. Wrote a Puppet script to create a consistent, reproducible and portable development environments for bootstrapping project development. Collaborated on Google Maps applications for enterprise clients in numerous industries. Developed map-based demos and proofs-of-concept for the sales team and potential clients.

  • C# Developer at Spatial Information Solutions
    Feb 2012 - May 2012 · 4 mos

    Developed GIS mapping functionalities using C# and .NET framework utilizing MapWinGIS.