Parnell Springmeyer
About Parnell Springmeyer
Parnell Springmeyer is an Engineering Manager and Member of Technical Staff at Arista Networks, with a diverse background in software engineering and leadership roles at various tech companies in Austin, Texas.
Current Position at Arista Networks
Parnell Springmeyer holds the position of Engineering Manager and Member Of Technical Staff at Arista Networks in Austin, Texas, United States. He started this role in 2020 and continues to contribute to the company's technical and managerial capacities. His responsibilities involve overseeing engineering projects, managing technical staff, and contributing to the development and implementation of various technical initiatives.
Experience at Awake Security
Before joining Arista Networks, Parnell Springmeyer worked at Awake Security. Initially, he served as an Independent Contractor for eight months from 2016 in Mountain View, CA. He then took on the role of Member Of Technical Staff in 2017, a position he held for three years in Austin, TX. His role at Awake Security focused on leveraging his technical expertise to contribute to the company's growth and innovation in the security field.
Roles at Plum, Inc.
Parnell Springmeyer was employed at Plum, Inc. for several roles. Starting in 2014, he served as a Software Engineering Consultant for two months, then as the Sr. Software Engineer and Manager of Cloud, Firmware and Mobile Software until 2015. Subsequently, he became the Director of Software from 2015 to 2016. Each role in the Austin, Texas area saw him enhancing the company's software capabilities and leading various technical and managerial projects.
Technical Leadership Roles
Throughout his career, Parnell Springmeyer has held multiple leadership positions. He was the CTO at Curb and MarketVibe in 2013, and at Whoosh Traffic from 2010 to 2013, co-founding the latter two companies. His leadership skills were also evident in his role as the Owner of Parnell Springmeyer Sole Proprietorship from 2009 to 2010.
Notable Projects and Contributions
Parnell Springmeyer has led and contributed to several significant projects. He designed and implemented Spectacle, a Haskell EDSL and Model Checker. He initiated a project to design a statically specified RBAC infrastructure using Dhall. Additionally, he managed an orphaned artifact analysis web service in early 2022 and led security architecture best practices for a SaaS migration project, which included a technical talk for peer review on security decisions.