Derek Bruneau

Derek Bruneau has a diverse work experience spanning over several roles and companies. Derek currently works at Playwire as a Software Architect since January 2021. Before that, they were a Principal Software Engineer at Playwire from May 2014 to December 2020, where they made significant contributions by developing a cost-effective video transcoding service using Ruby, the FFmpeg software suite, Amazon EC2, and Amazon SQS.

Prior to Playwire, Derek co-founded 10x10 Room in 2009, where they played a key role in creating Conclave, a cooperative RPG game launched in May 2013. Derek also had various roles at Lycos, including Sr. Director of Product Development from February 2007 to February 2009, Sr. Director of Engineering from an unspecified date in 2005 to January 2007, and Director of Engineering from an unspecified date in 2000 to 2005.

Earlier in their career, they worked at Tripod as an Engineering Manager from an unspecified date in 1998 to 2000 and as a Software Engineer from an unspecified date in 1997 to 1998. Derek's professional journey began at D.E. Shaw & Co. L.P. in 1994, where they worked as an Associate until an unspecified date in 1997.

Derek Bruneau pursued their higher education from 1990 to 1994 at Williams College, where they obtained their Bachelor of Arts degree. During their time at Williams College, Derek focused their studies on English, History, and Math.