Henry Swaffield
About Henry Swaffield
Henry Swaffield serves as the Staff Technical Lead Manager at LiveRamp, where he oversees a team of software engineers and manages core revenue-driving products. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science from Middlebury College and has a background in software engineering with experience at TripAdvisor and various roles at LiveRamp.
Work at LiveRamp
Henry Swaffield currently serves as the Staff Technical Lead Manager at LiveRamp, a position he has held since 2022. In this role, he manages a team of seven software engineers who are responsible for the company's core revenue-generating product, Data Activation. Prior to this role, he worked as a Technical Lead in Big Data and as a Senior Software Engineer at LiveRamp. His tenure at the company includes various positions, starting from an internship in 2017, which provided him with foundational experience in software engineering.
Education and Expertise
Henry Swaffield earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from Middlebury College, where he studied from 2014 to 2018. Additionally, he was an Affiliate Student in the Computer Science Department at University College London (UCL) for 11 months in 2016. His educational background has equipped him with a strong foundation in software engineering and data management, which he applies in his current role at LiveRamp.
Background
Before his current position at LiveRamp, Henry Swaffield gained experience through internships at TripAdvisor and LiveRamp. He worked as a Software Engineer Intern at TripAdvisor in 2016 for two months and returned to LiveRamp as an intern in 2017 for three months. His early career experiences contributed to his development in software engineering and prepared him for subsequent roles in the industry.
Achievements
During his time at LiveRamp, Henry Swaffield has implemented significant improvements that have resulted in millions of dollars in recurring savings in cloud infrastructure. He oversees systems that process over 150 petabytes of data monthly and led a team that achieved a 100x increase in system speed for LiveRamp's central big data backend systems. These contributions highlight his impact on the efficiency and performance of LiveRamp's operations.