Byron is a Principle Staff Software Engineer at LinkedIn working in Big Data Pipelines and Platform Infrastructure. Over the years he has held a wide variety of roles including roles in software engineering, data science, product management and executive leadership across companies ranging from startups to major technology companies such as Google and YouTube. He has also been involved in a variety of open source communities and helping to build the next generation of talent through participation in programs like Code Next. He suspects early 2026 will prove to be the last time he wrote code directly in a professional setting.