Brian Ruggieri

Experience

Senior Software Engineer (Platform)

Daktronics

Full-stack development on large-scale display management platform using Angular and TypeScript

  • Maintained and extended shared core libraries in monorepo architecture
  • Led dependency upgrades improving security, performance, and maintainability
  • Designed and integrated authentication systems including two-factor authentication

September 2024 - August 2025

Senior Software Engineer (Connected Fitness Platform)

Flexia Pilates

Full-stack development on connected fitness platform using Vue.js and TypeScript

  • Built streaming video delivery systems and IoT hardware integrations
  • Designed metrics and analytics pipelines for engagement, research, and product planning

February 2023 - April 2024

Technical Director of R&D

ExploreLearning

Led multidisciplinary teams delivering 20+ interactive STEM educational products

  • Designed technical architecture and creative production pipelines
  • Collaborated with researchers and educators on learning experience design

August 2021 - February 2023

Senior Systems Engineer

ExploreLearning

Converted Unity-based applications into web-based interactive experiences

  • Built visual authoring tools for artists and content designers
  • Led pipeline engineering for scalable interactive content production

November 2017 - August 2021

Game Developer / Software Engineer

Cogent Education

Developed cross-platform STEM educational games using Unity (C#)

  • Principal investigator and lead developer on NIH-funded educational games
  • Collaborated with educators and researchers on curriculum-aligned systems

November 2012 - November 2017

Skills

Languages
  • TypeScript
  • JavaScript
  • C#
  • Python
  • SQL
  • HTML
  • CSS
Frameworks & Platforms
  • Vue.js
  • Angular
  • Node.js
  • Unity
  • PlayCanvas
  • WebGL
Data & Infrastructure
  • PostgreSQL
  • GraphQL
  • AWS
  • Docker
  • Azure
  • Git
  • GitHub
  • CI/CD
  • Metabase
Domains
  • Full-Stack Development
  • Platform Engineering
  • Creative Tooling
  • Interactive Systems
  • Educational Technology
  • Product Engineering

Education

University of Georgia

B.S. in Computer Science
Computer Science

2012