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Hi I'm Sherod

Platform Engineering Manager @ Bloomberg

New York, NY
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Sherod Taylor

Leading 5 engineers and delivering Bloomberg's Private Cloud that serve 9,000+ developers daily. 4+ years in engineering leadership, 12+ years turning complex problems into reliable infrastructure that scales. When I'm not architecting systems or leading my team, you'll find me tinkering with my home lab.

Team Management
Distributed Systems
API Architecture
Full-Stack
Leadership
Project Management
Product
Design
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→ Skills & Expertise

Technologies and tools I use to bring ideas to life

  • Frontend Development

    Frontend Development

    12+ years

    • Building modern, responsive web applications

    ReactReact
    AngularAngular
    Next.jsNext.js
    TypeScriptTypeScript
    JavaScriptJavaScript
    Tailwind CSSTailwind CSS
    Vite
    WebpackWebpack
    Module Federation
  • Backend Development

    Backend Development

    12+ years

    • Scalable server-side architecture and APIs

    Node.jsNode.js
    TypeScriptTypeScript
    GoGo
    PythonPython
    PostgreSQLPostgreSQL
    RedisRedis
    GraphQLGraphQL
    Apache KafkaApache Kafka
    Apache AirflowApache Airflow
    Event Sourcing
    API Integration
  • DevOps & Infrastructure

    DevOps & Infrastructure

    10+ years

    • Cloud infrastructure and deployment automation

    DockerDocker
    GitGit
    TerraformTerraform
    PackerPacker
    ProxmoxProxmox
    OpenStackOpenStack
    Networking
    TrueNASTrueNAS
    KubernetesKubernetes

  • Leadership & Strategy

    4+ years

    • Team leadership, product management, and design thinking

    Leadership
    People Management
    Project Management
    Product Strategy
    Design Thinking
    Mentoring

→ Work Experience

12+ years of building scalable software solutions

  • Bloomberg LP logo

    Platform Engineering Manager

    Bloomberg LP
    March 2023 - Present
    New York, NY

    • Leading centralized API platform development and managing a 5-engineer team focused on developer tools. Created Bento UI framework using module federation.

    Key Achievements

    • Built centralized API platform for Private Cloud infrastructure
    • Designed Activity API platform providing infrastructure event visibility
    • Created Bento UI framework using module federation
    • Managed 5-engineer team focused on developer tools and infrastructure reliability

    Tech Stack

    React iconReact
    Node.js iconNode.js
    TypeScript iconTypeScript
    Kubernetes iconKubernetes
    Docker iconDocker
    Golang iconGolang
    PostgreSQL iconPostgreSQL
    GraphQL iconGraphQL
    OpenStack iconOpenStack
  • Bloomberg LP logo

    Senior Software Engineer

    Bloomberg LP
    August 2018 - March 2023
    New York, NY

    • Led data center modernization project and architected full-stack software solutions for Bloomberg infrastructure.

    Key Achievements

    • Led data center modernization project
    • Built centralized API platform for Private Cloud infrastructure
    • Designed Activity API platform providing infrastructure event visibility
    • Architected full-stack software solutions for Bloomberg infrastructure

    Tech Stack

    Python iconPython
    JavaScript iconJavaScript
    React iconReact
    Node.js iconNode.js
    AWS iconAWS
    Golang iconGolang
    PostgreSQL iconPostgreSQL
    GraphQL iconGraphQL
    OpenStack iconOpenStack
  • Paxos (formerly itBit) logo

    Senior Software Engineer

    Paxos (formerly itBit)
    April 2015 - August 2018
    New York, NY

    • Led infrastructure modernization and REST API platform development. Designed SWIFT banking system integration and implemented zero downtime deployments.

    Key Achievements

    • Completed full Terraform migration of manually deployed systems
    • Designed and implemented TLS client certificate authentication
    • Led REST API platform development for institutional trading
    • Designed SWIFT banking system for institutional trading integration
    • Implemented zero downtime deployments using HA Proxy
    • Proposed framework using Node.js, React.js, and Flux architecture
    • Contributed to becoming second-largest Bitcoin exchange by volume

    Tech Stack

    Node.js iconNode.js
    React.js iconReact.js
    Terraform iconTerraform
    Docker iconDocker
    PostgreSQL iconPostgreSQL
  • Madison Reed logo

    Software Engineer

    Madison Reed
    September 2013 - May 2015
    San Francisco, CA

    • Implemented Redis caching system, developed custom CMS, and led migration from Magento to custom Node.js framework.

    Key Achievements

    • Implemented Redis caching system reducing database calls
    • Developed custom CMS tailored to company workflow
    • Led migration from Magento to custom Node.js order processing framework

    Tech Stack

    Node.js iconNode.js
    Redis iconRedis
    MongoDB iconMongoDB
    JavaScript iconJavaScript
    CSS iconCSS

→ Personal Projects

Technical projects showcasing AI infrastructure, development tools, and automation solutions

SpareCoins icon
SpareCoins
• A crypto investment mobile application that rounds up spare change from everyday transactions and automatically invests it in cryptocurrency. Think Acorns for crypto - democratizing crypto investing through micro-investing with seamless bank integration.
Automated Crypto Investing:Connects to bank accounts to round up transaction spare change and automatically purchases cryptocurrency through Coinbase exchange integration
GraphQL-First Architecture:Built robust backend API using Golang, GraphQL, and Echo framework with OAuth authentication. Generated type-safe client code using GraphQL codegen for seamless frontend integration
Rich Mobile UX:Developed React Native frontend with Apollo GraphQL for data fetching. Created engaging user experience with custom Lottie animations for transaction flows, account linking, and investment progress visualization
Financial Integration:Implemented secure bank account connectivity using Plaid API for real-time transaction monitoring with automated round-up calculations and crypto purchase execution
React Native
GolangGolang
GraphQLGraphQL
Apollo
Lottie
OAuth
Echo
Plaid
Coinbase API
FinTech
sherodtaylor/sparecoins
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Home Lab Infrastructure
• Production home lab running critical daily services for my household while serving as a real-world testing ground for infrastructure provisioning techniques. What I deploy at work, I validate at home first.
Daily Production Use:Running 10+ services my family depends on - Home Assistant controls our lights and thermostats, TrueNAS stores 8TB of family photos/documents, Immich organizes years of memories with AI facial recognition, Jellyfin streams our media library to every device
Real Provisioning Practice:Infrastructure as Code using Packer and Terraform means I can rebuild any failed service in minutes - learned this when my media server crashed during movie night. Now every service has automated provisioning pipelines just like production systems at work
Kubernetes Testing:Deployed local K8s clusters for testing containerized applications and understanding orchestration challenges before production deployments
AI Experimentation:Leveraging Ollama to self-host LLMs and computer vision models, understanding inference infrastructure requirements and optimizing resource allocation for AI workloads
ProxmoxProxmox
KubernetesKubernetes
DockerDocker
TerraformTerraform
PackerPacker
TrueNASTrueNAS
Home AssistantHome Assistant
JellyfinJellyfin
sherodtaylor/homelab-setup
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Dotfiles
• Maintained comprehensive dotfiles and development environment configurations for consistent, reproducible development setups across multiple systems.
Cross-Platform Configuration:Unified development environment setup for macOS and Linux systems
Editor Configuration:Advanced Neovim configurations with language servers and productivity enhancements
Neovim
Zsh
GitGit
Tmux
Shell
macOS
Linux
DockerDocker
sherodtaylor/dotfiles
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→ Community Involvement

Giving back through mentorship, volunteer work, and community leadership

  • Bloomberg Diversity Interview Prep Bootcamp

    Mentorship

    Volunteer Instructor & Mentor

    6-month program

    • A comprehensive bootcamp program designed to train underrepresented candidates for technical interviews through mentoring and hands-on training from Bloomberg engineers. Provides 1:1 guidance, curriculum development, and mock interview preparation.

    Key Contributions

    • Designed and delivered Systems Design curriculum
    • Took on 1:1 mentee and prepared them for coding interviews
    • Provided weekly mock interviews and detailed feedback sessions
    • Followed training schedule for 6 months: algos, system design, coding interviews

  • Bloomberg Community Service Leadership

    Volunteer

    Community Service Leader

    Ongoing

    • Leading community service initiatives within Bloomberg engineering teams, organizing volunteer activities and coordinating outreach programs to support local NYC communities.

    Key Contributions

    • Logged 15+ volunteer hours in past year
    • Mobilized multiple engineering teams for community service
    • Coordinated homeless aid initiatives and care package distribution
    • Organized NYC park cleanup efforts

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