I work on complex, consumer-facing systems where performance, scale, and product impact all matter—often in fast-paced, ambiguous problem spaces. Currently building at Neighbor.
Examples of systems I've owned or led in production.
Led the migration of our search page and other high-traffic pages to SSR. This required careful coordination and incremental rollout. The migration resulted in meaningful performance and conversion improvements and established a more scalable rendering foundation.
Designed and implemented multivariate testing for aggressively cached pages without introducing content flash or performance regressions. Used CloudFront functions to balance experimentation needs with caching and latency constraints.
Designed ranking algorithms that make results context-aware of one another. This work involved reviewing academic research, evaluating tradeoffs, and delivering a performant, production-ready solution aligned with product goals.
Built the core engine behind a feature that allows users to annotate uploaded photos with branded shapes. Implemented in Rust and compiled to low-level web targets, with a focus on performance, correctness, and long-term maintainability.
Currently leading technical SEO work as a large, data-driven system rather than a collection of optimizations. The work spans ranking strategy, infrastructure, data analysis, and long-term technical planning across multiple stakeholders.
I have a computer science background with an emphasis in computer graphics, which informs how I approach performance, algorithms, and system design. While my day-to-day work is product-focused, I'm comfortable working close to the metal when performance or correctness demand it.
I've spent the last three years at Neighbor, a peer-to-peer storage marketplace that connects people who need storage space with those who have unused space in their homes or properties. I've grown by taking on increasingly complex systems and higher-impact responsibilities in a fast-moving environment.
If you're looking for an engineer who can own complex systems, move quickly, and think deeply about tradeoffs, I'd love to connect. You can reach me at joebrundage@icloud.com, find me on GitHub, or connect on LinkedIn.