Sean Mc Neil
About Sean Mc Neil
Sean McNeil is an Engineering Manager with a Master of Science in Computer Science (Machine Learning) from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He has extensive experience in software engineering and team leadership, notably scaling the Domain Events Platform at Handshake to publish over 20 million messages per week.
Work at Handshake
Sean Mc Neil has been serving as an Engineering Manager at Handshake since 2021. In this role, he has led the Domain Events Platform (DEP) team, overseeing the scaling of the platform from zero production use cases to publishing over 20 million messages per week within a year. He has also managed both engineering and product management responsibilities, including the creation of a product review document. His leadership has been instrumental in implementing 'gameday practices' for engineers to enhance incident response skills.
Education and Expertise
Sean Mc Neil earned a Master of Science in Computer Science with a focus on Machine Learning from the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he studied from 2017 to 2020. Prior to that, he completed a Bachelor of Science in Information Science at Cornell University from 2012 to 2016. He also studied Information Science at Uppsala University for 11 months in 2015. His educational background provides a strong foundation in both theoretical and practical aspects of technology and engineering.
Professional Background
Before joining Handshake, Sean Mc Neil held various positions in the tech industry. He worked as a Software Engineer at Capital One from 2016 to 2018 and at Beatport from 2018 to 2021. He also gained experience as a Senior Software Engineer at Handshake for nine months in 2021. His earlier roles included positions as a Teaching Assistant, Research Assistant, and Web Developer at Cornell University, as well as internships at Hewlett-Packard and Michigan State University.
Achievements in Engineering Management
During his tenure at Handshake, Sean Mc Neil successfully scaled the Domain Events Platform, increasing its message publishing capacity from 6,000 messages per minute to 32,000 messages per minute within three months. He has implemented practices to improve incident response capabilities among engineers, contributing to a more resilient engineering culture within the organization.