Ian Obermiller

I am striving to faithfully live out my truest identity as a child of God and disciple of Jesus in Jacksonville as a husband, dad, and software engineer at Netflix.

Netflix

Our team at Netflix builds components to increase developer productivity and design consistency for the Netflix TV app. It's familiar because we use React, but there are plenty of new quirks to learn because of the custom Gibbon renderer.

Facebook

I had the pleasure of working from the Facebook Seattle office, with amazing views of the city and Lake Union, from 2013 to 2021. We built a web-based, component-centric design tool to change the way Facebook approached and executed product design.

Microsoft

At Microsoft, I worked on teams ranging from AdCenter to Windows Phone Research and FUSE Labs. At FUSE we implemented and researched new and awesome ways to make computers more social, since people are really the most essential and basic concept in computing.

Education

In pursuit of continual learning, and to figure out a little bit more about all the things I don’t know, I studied computer science at Marquette University and went on to earn my master’s degree from the University of Washington via the Professional Masters Program. The courses were awesome and relevant to my job as a software engineer in addition to being fast-paced and intense.

For Fun

Somehow I have the desire to be on the computer when I’m not working, and then I usually spend a bit too much time reading HN or “industry happenings.” Occasionally, I write code to share or attempt to learn a new programming language. Outside of the digital world, I love diving into the awesome Word of God, building LEGO and playing games with my four kids (Love Letters, Otrio, Voltage, Katan, Untitled Goose Game), and eating froyo while watching movies with my inspiring wife.