Hi, I'm Kristian Snyder.

I'm a software engineer at Cash App Taxes, responsible for a high-scale tax user data web service serving thousands of requests per second and working on the tax calculation engine that allows millions of Cash App users to file their taxes completely free! I have over 5 years of experience in software engineering in backend development and infrastructure design. If you'd like to talk about a new opportunity, send me a note at contact@kristiansnyder.com!

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Experience

Cash App Taxes

Software Engineer

 Fall 2021 - Present

Tools/Languages

Java Kotlin Postgres Docker

  • Designed and developed a high-scale, inter-cloud taxes user data system serving thousands of requests per second to all Cash App users
  • Directly responsible for state tax return entry and calculation for five states in Cash App Taxes
  • Improved and maintained a legacy desktop login system that served millions of customers per year

GE Aviation

Digital Technology Leadership Program - Solution Architect

 Winter 2020 - Fall 2021

Tools/Languages

AWS Storage Gateway Nozomi Check Point Network Security TCP/IP

  • Developed operational technology supporting network for CMMC military compliance, enabling billions in new contracts in 2022
  • Architected documentation and improvements to Storage Gateway integration with manufacturing sites, reducing storage costs by millions per year
  • Designed multiple architecture diagrams and presented to internal committee for approval

University of Cincinnati

Machine Learning Researcher

 Summer 2018 - Summer 2020

Tools/Languages

Keras TensorFlow Python

  • Developed deep CNN to predict risk of back injury (90.6% accuracy) in lifting objects using sensor-based motion data
  • CNN uses unconventional pooling techniques to achieve higher accuracy for the problem domain
  • Published research available at doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247162

GE Aviation

Digital Technology Leadership Program - Product Owner

 Summer 2020 - Winter 2020

Tools/Languages

Scrum Rally Spring Boot AWS

  • Organized and led development team of 6 members
  • Reduced number of open defects by 60%
  • Extended backlog timeline from 3 weeks to 6 months
  • Improved feature development speed by 50% with more robust business logic documentation

If you're looking to get in contact, check out my GitHub or use the form below.