Derek Steinke

Software Engineer on the Microsoft Advertising Platform team with significant contributions across several areas.

• Significant work to modernize the monorepo and engineering systems and improve the experience for 100+ developers. Added support for typescript and typescript linting. Migrated and consolidated all existing documentation to a modern, indexed system.
• Improved our livesite detection system to reduce DRI workload and improve response time.
• Added support for 7 new languages to our web application, doubling the language support.
• Created a new machine translation pipeline to drastically reduce cost per language, allowing our team to add up to 7 new languages per quarter, up from 1-2 per year. This measure saves our team hundreds of thousands in translation costs per FY.
• Integrated a new instant fraud detection system for new customer signups.
• Developed the new and modernized web UI for the campaign onboarding workflow

• Lead front-end developer for LEADS, and internal business development application designed to assist BD, HR, and finance personnel in contract pursuits, hiring, and employee opportunities, among other things. Created with React and Typescript, built to an image with an nginx web server using Docker, and deployed via both Kubernetes and a linux VM.
• Integral part of the SPITFIRE/MRLD team (a web application designed as a guide/tool for the analysts practicing MATE methodology.) Made significant contributions to the front-end, primarily in React.js, D3, and some WebGL. Engineered optimized data visualization into the web application. Worked alongside backend developers to develop APIs for communication between the backend micro-services (built in Django and running in Docker containers) and the web application. Made small contributions to the backend. Developed with a large team of ~14 members using Agile development practices.
• Lead developer for a C# application which reads and process football playbooks created in Microsoft Visio. The application uses machine learning and other tools to parse the playbook into discrete plays and parses each play into its components (players, paths, etc.). Intended as a tool a tool to help the customer import existing plays from Visio into their ecosystem. Had weekly meetings with the customer throughout the length of the project.
• Primary developer of the backend and frontend of SULIMO, a web application designed as a user-friendly controller for SPACEJAM (An in-line embedded Xilinx system used for testing and training of scenarios with jammed GPS in aircraft by the USAF). Reverse engineered the C code of SPACEJAM and made modifications to allow users more finite control of signal strength.

Designing, building, and programming test tables for several electrical harnesses of customer vans and trailers. Programming and running a pick-and-place machine for SMD placement on custom PCBs. Building and wiring industrial power-supplies and control panels. Wiring industrial refrigeration units.