Patrick McCarthy

Patrick McCarthy is an accomplished Principal Engineer at Expedia Group, where significant achievements include breaking up a major monolithic application to enhance request throughput by 5x and cut millions in AWS expenses. As a representative on the GraphQL Foundation Board, Patrick contributed to the advancement of GraphQL practices. Previously, roles as a Software Engineer at Dwellable involved managing data pipelines and integrating property manager APIs. Patrick's extensive background at WhitePages spanned various positions, including Lead Data Engineer, where responsibilities included end-to-end project delivery and mentoring junior developers, along with designing complex data loading systems. Early career experiences include software testing positions at Singlestep Technologies and RealNetworks. Patrick holds a BA in Mathematics from the University of California, Santa Cruz.