Resume
Francis Sabado
Experience
Software Engineer
Lyft · New York, NY
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Software Development Engineer
Amazon Web Services (AWS) · New York, NY
- Designed and built scalable internal tools and services to improve the productivity and experience of thousands of Amazon software engineers across the company.
- Developed and deployed metrics and insight platforms that analyze developer workflows (code commits, code reviews, deployments, ticketing systems) to identify bottlenecks, drive continuous improvement, and accelerate software development processes across distributed teams.
- Partnered with cross-functional stakeholders to define technical requirements and deliver impactful solutions in high-ambiguity, high-scale environments.
- Leveraged distributed computing and storage systems to create fault-tolerant, low-latency services that support real-time developer analytics.
Senior Software Engineer, R&D
Sandia National Laboratories · Albuquerque, NM
- Designed and developed mission-critical software systems for remote sensing, enabling real-time capture, processing, exploitation, visualization, and distribution of satellite sensor data.
- Led end-to-end development of a high-performance satellite map application with features such as target tracking, mission planning, commanding, pointing diagnostics, and system health monitoring.
- Built real-time data processing pipelines to support high-consequence decision-making in time-sensitive operational environments.
- Engineered robust APIs, custom network protocols, and simulation/test frameworks for satellite command and control systems.
- Mentored and onboarded new engineers, interns, and team members.
Graduate Research Assistant
University of Arkansas · Fayetteville, AR
- Developed software tooling and automation frameworks for asynchronous circuit design, enabling end-to-end RTL-to-layout design flows.
- Conducted research in cryptographic security (side-channel attack analysis and mitigation), fault-tolerant embedded systems, and graph optimization algorithms for 3D system partitioning.
Software Engineering Intern — Tools and Automation Team
Hewlett-Packard · Houston, TX
- Provided support and maintenance for the Storage Automation Tool (SAT), a critical infrastructure tool used by 6 internal HP teams (Perl, HTML, JavaScript).
- Incorporated build configurations for Jenkins CI to automatically build and test all SAT applications, increasing developer productivity.
- Developed and deployed a password reset web application supporting 65,000 HP Inc. employees (ASP.NET, C#, HTML, JavaScript, Active Directory, IIS).
Graduate Teaching Assistant
University of Arkansas · Fayetteville, AR
- Instructed a course on programming foundations teaching students algorithms and data structures.
- Supervised the digital design lab and taught students the fundamental topics of digital circuit design.
Systems Administrator
University of Arkansas · Fayetteville, AR
- Managed and maintained lab infrastructure, including provisioning, updating, and administering computer systems and servers (RedHat, CentOS, Ubuntu).
Undergraduate Research Fellow
University of Arkansas · Fayetteville, AR
- Research Fellowship: Analysis of Digital Circuits under Extreme Temperatures.
- Android Development: SmartDrive – Cloud Enabled Mobile System for Safe Driving.
- Angry Prims: Interfacing with the Virtual World via Microsoft Kinect and SecondLife.
Education
PhD, Computer Engineering
University of Arkansas
December 2017
GPA: 4.00
Doctoral Academy Fellowship
M.S., Computer Engineering
University of Arkansas
December 2015
GPA: 4.00
Coursework: System Level Design, Integrated Circuit Design, Hardware Security, Low Power System Design, VLSI Design
B.S., Computer Engineering (Highest Distinction) · Minor: Mathematics
University of Arkansas
May 2012
GPA: 3.95
Dean's List, Chancellor's List, Governor's Scholarship, Chancellor's Scholarship (2008–2012)
Coursework: Software Engineering, Embedded Systems, Mobile System Programming, AI
Technical Skills
Proficient
JavaPythonC++SQLTypeScript
Familiar
HTMLPHPCSSReact
Cloud & Infrastructure
AWSCDKDockerKubernetesCI/CDLinux
Data & Pipelines
AirflowAthenaGlueRedshiftQuicksightSpark
Frameworks & Tools
Spring BootJavaFXMavenReactGitIntelliJVS CodeJira
Publications
Conference Papers
- Di, Jia & Bell, Brent & Bouillon, William & Brady, John & Le, Thao & Lo, Chien-Wei & Men, Liang & Nelson, Spencer & Sabado, Francis & Suchanek, Andrew. (2017). Recent Advances in Low Power Asynchronous Circuit Design. Journal of Low Power Electronics. 13. 280-297. 10.1166/jolpe.2017.1494.
- Habimana J., Sabado, F., and Jia Di, "Multi-Threshold Dual-spacer Dual-rail Delay-insensitive Logic: An Improved IC Design Methodology for Side Channel Attack Mitigation". IEEE International Symposium on Circuits & Systems 2016. 11 August 2016.
- Caley, L., Chien-Wei Lo, Sabado, F., Jia Di, "A comparative analysis of 3D-IC partitioning schemes for asynchronous circuits," IC Design & Technology (ICICDT), 2014 IEEE International Conference on, pp.1,4, 28-30 May 2014.
- Sabado F. and Jia Di, "Comparison of Asynchronous and Synchronous Digital Circuits under Extreme Temperatures." State Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF). May 2011.
Technical Reports
- Francis Sabado. "Asynchronous 3D (Async3D): Design Methodology and Analysis of 3D Asynchronous Circuits". Theses and Dissertations. Dec. 2017. [Link]
- Francis Sabado. "3D IC Integration," Technical Report. University of Arkansas, Dec. 2015.
- Francis Sabado. "Asynchronous Fused Floating Point Complex Multiplier," Technical Report, University of Arkansas, April 2015.
Awards & Scholarships
Arkansas Challenge ScholarEngineering Freshman of the Year FinalistNational Merit Corporation Scholar — RheemPhillip Murray–USWA ScholarAsian and Pacific Islander Scholar — Wal-MartGovernor's Award for Musical Excellence
Honor Societies & Memberships
Tau Beta PiEta Kappa NuPhi Kappa PhiIEEE MemberACM Member
Interests
GamingTable TennisWeightliftingAlgorithmic Trading