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Ril van Buren
Senior Software Engineer
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Location: San Francisco Bay AreaApprox. Years of Experience: 18
Ril van Buren's Current Workplace
HOVER Inc.
Company Size
301-1000
Amount Raised
$127.3M
We are on a mission to create a single source of truth for the physical world. Powered by deep learning and computer vision, HOVER transforms smartphone photos of any property into an accurate, interactive 3D model, giving homeowners the power to unlock the true potential of their largest economic asset. With HOVER, homeowners and contractors can receive exact measurements, design their home with different products and colors, and purchase materials directly through the app. Thousands of exterior contractors are using HOVER to save time and money on every project, establish instant credibility and close more business. HOVER’s insurance industry customers use the up-to-date measurements to reduce claim adjusting costs, decrease cycle times, and improve the overall customer experience. HOVER is backed by Google Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Standard Industries and The Home Depot, and has raised more than $87 million in funding to date. Our team of creative, passionate, and talented engineers help us solve everyday problems with cutting edge technology.
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Notable Investors
Google Ventures, Menlo Ventures, The Home Depot, Guidewire Software, Almaz Capital
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Experience
Senior Software Engineer
HOVER Inc. · Full-time
Apr 2021 - Present
3 yrs 10 mos
Modernized and extended the core image processing pipeline. Utilized Python, event streaming, FastAPI, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, PubSub, ProtoBuff, Rails/Ruby, Javascript/TypeScript, etc..
One Health Company
Dec 2019 - Mar 2021
Senior Software Engineer
Mar 2020 - Mar 2021
1 yr 1 mo
- Engineered data pipeline to support canine oncology researchers using Ruby, Rails, PostgreSQL, Heroku, S3, Algolia, InstantSearch.js, and legacy AirTable. The new system maps and normalizes legacy veterinary, genetic, and business records. Created a search interface to accelerate data exploration and statistical analysis. - Led team of engineers to build a patient outcomes portal, new sign-up flow, and fully-searchable user dashboard using Rails, Wicked, PostgreSQL, Slim, Stimulus, Hotjar, Algolia, Sidkiq, and Sendgrid. Enrollment rates increased by 100%+. - Built service to support cost-effective internal and external dynamic, searchable maps for customers and sales team. Implemented scrapers to gather supplemental data. - Performed statistical analysis to model cohort survival times and inform business decisions.
Senior Software Engineer
Dec 2019 - Feb 2020
3 mos
Senior Software Engineer
Gradeful Inc. · Full-time
Sep 2018 - Dec 2019
1 yr 4 mos
- Led team of engineers to build alpha OCR pipeline to automate grading and marking of student work using Python, Boto, AWS (S3, EC2), OpenCV, Docker, MTurk, and Django; increased pipeline throughput 10X. - Integrated funnel analytics, drip email system, and ran advertising campaigns; optimized advertising spend, and customer sign-up funnel, with Google Analytics, tags, HotJar, and Drip ECRM, growing signup rate by 20X. - Created customer facing pages and dashboard utilizing Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, Heroku, and TailwindCSS.
Software Engineer
HealthSherpa
May 2017 - Sep 2018
1 yr 5 mos
- Built prescription drug search engine with Ruby on Rails, Elasticsearch, and PIG/EMR allowing 100K+ visitors shopping for health insurance to see what individual plans covered and expected drug prices in the area. - Researched and developed pipeline incorporating insurance plan drug prices, MEPS national drug prices, drug inflation data, and plan coverage data using AWS S3, Rails on Ruby, Elasticsearch, and PIG/EMR. - Rebuilt enrollment portal to integrate with US government (CMS) APIs to comply with standards and improve the customer experience using Ruby on Rails, React, and PostgreSQL, lifting enrollment rates by 30% as part of a 5 person engineering team. - Optimized intake funnel by reviewing literature on consumer insurance behavior, designing/implementing AB tests, and tracking/analyzing test outcomes using JavaScript, React, Ruby on Rails, R, and PostgreSQL. - Improved lead scoring system to give real-time predictions on lead behavior utilizing Ruby on Rails and R.
Software Engineer
EdSurge
Oct 2015 - May 2017
1 yr 8 mos
• Increased deal processing capacity by over 500% to handle $250000 through architecting CMS/RMS to automate communication channels utilizing Ruby on Rails, ReactJS and Redux. •Crafted smooth UI/UX using ReactJS, Redux, Immutable.js and BASS to eliminate page wait times and seamlessly integrate many AJAX calls to Ruby on Rails and Phoenix servers. •Optimized email marketing campaign process with detailed analytics tracking and message templating built in ReactJS and Mailgun. •Engineered internal search engine using PostgreSQL and faceted Algolia index to improve accuracy and search times through 2000+ product database by over 50%. •Reduced Hubspot integration errors by > 80% by incorporating RabbitMQ into Elixir and Phoenix RESTful API. •Followed scrum agile development on team of 3 engineers with daily standups and Git for version control.
Teaching Assistant
Boston University
Sep 2013 - Jan 2014
5 mos
-- Researched, analyzed, and graded invention logs/patent reports for Invention: Technology Creation, Protection, and Commercialization class. -- Revised grading rubric and mentored students. -- Became a core member of the professor’s weekly patent brainstorming and research group. Developed novel, low-cost sanitizing technologies.
Education
  • 2003 - 2007
    University of ChicagoBachelor of Arts, Philosophy
  • 2011 - 2014
    Boston UniversityMaster of Engineering (MEng), Electrical Engineering
  • Jan 2021 - Dec 2023
    Georgia Institute of TechnologyMaster of Science - MS, Computer Science