Brent Arata
About Brent Arata
Brent Arata is a Senior Software .Net Engineer with extensive experience in platform engineering and devops toolchains. He has worked for various companies including Nevro, automotiveMastermind Inc., and MadCap Software, and has a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Work at Nevro
Brent Arata has been employed at Nevro as a Senior Software .Net Engineer since 2021. In this role, he focuses on software development and engineering solutions within the organization. His experience in .Net technologies supports Nevro's mission to innovate in the medical device sector.
Previous Employment Experience
Before joining Nevro, Brent held several positions in software engineering. He worked at PenChecks, Inc. as a Software Developer for six months in 2018. He then transitioned to automotiveMastermind Inc. as a Software Engineer from 2019 to 2021. His earlier roles included positions at Chronic Logic LLC as a Network Programmer from 2013 to 2018, and at MadCap Software, Inc. as a Software Engineer from 2015 to 2018.
Education and Expertise
Brent Arata earned a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Computer Science from the University of California, Santa Cruz, completing his studies from 2009 to 2013. His expertise lies in platform engineering, particularly in creating DevOps toolchains and infrastructure solutions for microservices. He has extensive experience with AWS technologies and programming in C#/.Net.
Technical Skills and Technologies
Brent specializes in various technologies essential for modern software development. He has developed and configured AWS services such as S3, Lambda, and DynamoDB. His technical skill set includes using Terraform, AWS, Scalr, and Jenkins for infrastructure and platform engineering tasks. He is proficient in writing applications using C#/.Net core versions 2.2, 3.1, and .Net 6, 7, and 8.
Research and Tutoring Experience
Brent has experience in academia, having worked at UC Santa Cruz in multiple roles. He served as a Faculty Student Researcher for two months in 2011 and later as a 3D Modeling Grader/Tutor for five months in 2012-2013. Additionally, he worked as a Student Researcher for one year during his studies, contributing to various research projects.