Vinnie Giarrusso

Vinnie Giarrusso is a Principal Software Engineer at Twilio, specializing in emerging technologies such as AI and security, with a focus on large language models. Vinnie has held multiple technical roles at Twilio, including Technical Lead and Staff Software Engineer, contributing to the development of serverless functions and public-facing products. Previously, Vinnie worked as a Senior Software Engineer at Zillow and a Software Engineer at DwellAware, where responsibilities included full application development for a real estate marketing application. Additionally, Vinnie contributed to The Last Mile as a Curriculum Developer and Mentor, working on a software engineering curriculum for prisoners at San Quentin State Penitentiary. Vinnie holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music from California State University-Sacramento and has completed coursework for a Master's degree in Trumpet Performance at Azusa Pacific University.