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Leonid Furman

Valley Village,CA

Summary

Senior Software Engineer with 15+ years of experience designing and delivering scalable distributed systems, real-time data pipelines, and cloud-native solutions. Proven success in improving system performance, developing resilient architecture, and leading full-cycle software delivery in enterprise and high-growth environments.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Software Engineer

Microsoft
02.2022 - Current
  • - Led design and development of scalable APIs supporting enterprise skill tracking and feedback workflows.
  • - Delivered a high-throughput skill search engine with sub-100ms latency under constrained storage and rate limits.
  • - Engineered backend services for secure survey distribution and real-time feedback delivery.
  • - Implemented disaster recovery and business continuity strategies across multi-region cloud environments.
  • - Enhanced CI/CD pipelines using CloudBuild to streamline and automate deployments.
  • - Facilitated internal Azure training and authored documentation to accelerate team onboarding.
  • Tech Stack: C#, .NET, Azure, GraphQL, REST, Azure DevOps, Cosmos DB, ARM Templates, CloudBuild, PowerShell, Kusto, Git

Senior Software Engineer

Walt Disney Studios
11.2017 - 02.2022
  • - Built end-to-end data pipelines for theatrical distribution and revenue forecasting, improving business reporting timelines.
  • - Developed systems to collect and process real-time user activity from internal enterprise platforms.
  • - Drove performance improvements and system resilience through containerization and cloud architecture.
  • Tech Stack: Java, Spring, MyBatis, Postgres, Elasticsearch, Hadoop, Spark, Databricks, AWS, API Gateway, Kinesis, S3, Docker, Kubernetes

Big Data Engineer

UberMedia
09.2016 - 11.2017
  • - Engineered scalable pipelines to extract GPS location data from RTB logs, applying business logic for fraud detection and resulting in a 30% improvement in detection accuracy.
  • - Developed enriched location data pipelines to enable granular campaign analytics and audience insights. Leveraged time-based location patterns to infer user demographics and behavioral trends.
  • Tech Stack: Spark, Hive, Java, MapReduce, AWS EMR, Spring, Redshift, MySQL, Spark-SQL

Senior Platform Engineer

MD Insider
08.2014 - 07.2016
  • - Designed a ranking engine for physicians using scalable ETL pipelines and multi-source clinical data integration.
  • - Created intelligent, localized REST APIs to enable user-friendly provider search and ratings functionality.
  • Tech Stack: Java, Scala, Hive, Spark, Impala, Cloudera (CDH), Vertica, MySQL, Spring, JPA/Hibernate, SAML 2.0, Okta

Senior Software Engineer, Big Data

Shopzilla
12.2012 - 07.2014
  • - Led Hadoop infrastructure migration (CDH3 to CDH5), reducing maintenance overhead and improving reliability.
  • - Built dashboards for daily revenue and traffic metrics, integrating HDFS, Hive, and MySQL data workflows.
  • Tech Stack: Spring Batch, Pig, Hive, MapReduce, Hadoop (CDH3/CDH5), Oracle, HDFS

Software Engineer

AT&T Interactive / YellowPages
09.2009 - 12.2012
  • - Designed and maintained MapReduce pipelines for real-time bidding (RTB) analytics and revenue reporting.
  • - Enhanced business listings accuracy by automating URL verification and integrating Sqoop-based import workflows.
  • - Extended Sqoop for new database compatibility, contributing enhancements to the open-source community.
  • Tech Stack: Hadoop, Hive, MapReduce, Java, Sqoop, JDBC, MySQL, JBoss

Software Engineer

Business.com
06.2008 - 09.2009
  • - Developed tools for ad campaign management, including geographic targeting, traffic forecasting, and user activity tracking, to optimize campaign performance and operational efficiency.
  • - Improved platform usability by implementing custom audit trail and password recovery modules, enhancing user activity traceability and customer intent analysis.
  • Tech Stack: Java, Spring, Hibernate, MyBatis, Tomcat, JBoss, JavaScript

Software Engineer

Softbrands Corporation
01.2006 - 06.2007
  • - Developed a web-based property management system with animated UI and robust backend processing.
  • - Built portals for hotel promotions and rate plan administration, improving partner engagement.
  • Tech Stack: Java, Spring, OpenLaszlo, Struts, MS SQL Server

Education

Master of Science - Computer Science

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
05.2008

Bachelor of Science - Mathematics of Computation

University of California
Los Angeles, CA
08.2002

Skills

  • Languages: Java, C#, Python, Scala, Bash, PowerShell
  • Cloud Platforms: Azure (Cosmos DB, FrontDoor, CDN, API Management, ARM Templates), AWS (S3, Redshift, EMR, Kinesis)
  • Big Data: Hadoop, Spark, Hive, Pig, MapReduce, Sqoop
  • Databases: Postgres, MySQL, Oracle, MS SQL Server, Elasticsearch, Vertica
  • Frameworks & Tools: Spring, MyBatis, Hibernate, JPA, Docker, Kubernetes, Git, Maven, JUnit

Timeline

Senior Software Engineer

Microsoft
02.2022 - Current

Senior Software Engineer

Walt Disney Studios
11.2017 - 02.2022

Big Data Engineer

UberMedia
09.2016 - 11.2017

Senior Platform Engineer

MD Insider
08.2014 - 07.2016

Senior Software Engineer, Big Data

Shopzilla
12.2012 - 07.2014

Software Engineer

AT&T Interactive / YellowPages
09.2009 - 12.2012

Software Engineer

Business.com
06.2008 - 09.2009

Software Engineer

Softbrands Corporation
01.2006 - 06.2007

Master of Science - Computer Science

University of Southern California

Bachelor of Science - Mathematics of Computation

University of California

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