Hey 👋🏾 I'm Justin
I'm a software engineer and experience designer, driven by the intersection of technology, human-centered design, and first-priciple based solutions.
I'm fueled by curiosity and commitment to continuous learning. At Google, I work on problems that are aligned with the goals for Search and how our information needs (currently, food 🥘) are met.
I enjoy challenges that blend technology and process in traditionally non-technical domains to create novel solutions.
I believe in the power of empathy-driven design at the base of the user experience. Beyond my professional work, I am passionate about improving tech accessibility in my community. Let's connect and explore how we can innovate together.
🌟 Featured Projects
💼 Professional Experience
Software Engineer, Google Maps (October 2024 - Present)
- Major contributor in building out the Places UI Kit, specifically the web widgets for Place Details and Place Search, including full ownership of technical design and implementation of custom properties and theming
- Worked on agentic food ordering in Maps (Google Keyword, TechCrunch), including creating the agent along with the partner technical MCP integration (ex. Square), standing up LLM serving infrastructure, and working directly with partners to establish MCP design best practices and debug integration issues
Software Engineer, Google Search (April 2022 - October 2024)
- Building ingestion pipelines, conversion tracking and data quality within the dining reservations experience enabling fulfillment on 3rd party platforms (e.g. Tock)
- Scaling food ordering and dining actions on Google Search by creating & improving tools and systems for partners to upload, validate quality, and iterate on sent data (e.g. Restaurant Status Report, Inventory Viewer, Menu Visualizer)
Software Engineer, Google Assistant (Feb 2021 - April 2022)
Product Operations Lead, Google Search & Assistant (October 2016 - Feb 2021)
- (People Manager) Managed team responsible for supporting various aspects of annual planning including headcount and OKR process within Google Search
- Created and supported strategic initiatives surrounding areas including M&A and COVID response
- Created and implemented program for managing visibility of OpEx ($XXM) budgets, creating useful abstractions at both the team and leadership levels
People Operations Associate, Google (January 2015 - October 2016)
- Implemented and optimized the Leadership Career Support Program, increasing executive retention and improving overall leadership satisfaction scores
- Led data-driven compensation planning meetings at the VP level, successfully deploying a $XM dollar budget while addressing pay equity concerns and improving satisfaction
🎓 Education
Stanford University Non-degree Option
n/a
Credit bearing coursework in data structures and algorithms, discrete math, and seminars in human-computer interaction.
Cornell University B.S. Industrial and Labor Relations
Completed May 2014
Coursework in statistics, organizational behavior, economics, labor law, and human resource management.
Varsity Track & Field (IAAF Profile):
- 1st Team All-Ivy
- 400 Club (Varsity athlete with 4.0 average in a semester)
- Penn Relays Champion, NCAA Championship Qualifier, School Record Holder (400m Relay)
- 2x Nike High School All-American (1600m Relay, 1600m Sprint Medley Relay)
🛠️ Skills
🧰 Prototyping and Fabrication
- CAD (Figma, Sketch, PTC Creo, Solidworks, Inventor, EAGLE)
- CAM (Cura, VCarve, Cut3D)
- 3D Printing, Injection Molding, Vacuum Forming, CNC / Manual Milling, Lathes
👨🏾💻 Programming
- C/C++ (Arduino, Qt Creator)
- Python (Colab, Django)
- Javascript (Angular, React)
- SQL
🏗️ Software Engineering
- System Design
- Database Modeling
- Production Support
🎨 Design Thinking
- User-Centered Design Principles
- Rapid Prototyping and Idea (In)Validation
- Design Sprints
📊 Project Management
- Scrum / Kanban
- Stakeholder Management
- Post-Meeting Summaries
💬 Let's Connect
The best way to contact me is LinkedIn (/justinmccollin)