William Ferguson

William Ferguson has a diverse range of work experience in the software engineering field. Their most recent position was as a Staff Android Engineer at Nextdoor, starting in June 2023. Prior to that, they worked at Twitter as a Senior Android Engineer from August 2019 to January 2023. Before Twitter, they had a tenure at Vokal as a Senior Android Engineer from December 2018 to August 2019, and as an Android Engineer from November 2016 to December 2018.

Earlier in their career, William held various roles at Insurance Auto Auctions. From September 2015 to November 2016, they served as the Mobility Team Lead, leading a team in refining and enhancing an enterprise Android application used by over 1,000 employees. William also maintained a suite of WCF services and managed relationships with other departments. Prior to that, they were a Developer at the same company from January 2011 to September 2015, where they developed an Android application and implemented enhancements to a WCF service.

Additionally, William had freelance experience as an Android Developer at Pet Ventures, LLC in 2015. William developed the "Woof Rescue" application and utilized popular open source libraries to deliver a seamless user experience. William also worked as an IT Development Intern at Insurance Auto Auctions in 2010, where they overhauled a corporate user interface and maintained project schedules. In 2009, they worked as a Software Tester at TuneUp Software GmbH, verifying the functional quality of the company's flagship application.

Overall, William Ferguson has a strong background in Android development and has held progressively more senior roles throughout their career.

William Ferguson attended the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where they earned a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Computer Engineering. Additionally, they also studied Computer Engineering at Technische Universität Darmstadt. However, the specific degree obtained from the latter institution is not mentioned.