About

Name: Dan Carroll
Email: [email protected]
Location: Newton, MA

Where else you can find me

GitHub
LinkedIn

What I do

I’m an experienced full-stack software engineering lead, having worked across a wide range of products including backend serving infrastructure, frontend APIs, web apps, and both desktop and mobile application development. I am currently working at Google on Google Play Games for PC 🎮. I led the team that built and launched the storefront client and installation flow.

I also spent time at Google working on the Play Games Android app, Play Store, and Play for Education. Prior to Google, I was working at Microsoft in the Office organization. I worked on the Outlook platform, SharePoint, and SkyDrive Pro (now called OneDrive for Business).

My interests

In my free time, which this blog will primarily concern, I have a number of hobbies and engage in a number of activities.

On the technical side, my primary programming expertise is in Java, C#, and Dart. This website initially served as a chance to experiment with Python, using the Django web development framework. This site also gave me an opportunity to dive much deeper into HTML and CSS, during a time in my career where I was not doing web development. It has long since transitioned to a static site generator, so that it is easy to host the content wherever is convenient.

Outside of technology, I am an avid runner, having completed many half-marathons over the past two decades. In past, I was also a casual golfer and squash player – pursuits which I hope to get back to in the future. I enjoy gaming and play when I can across the Xbox, Switch, and PC platforms (most recently using the Steam Deck for the latter). My favorite game series are Fallout, Mass Effect, and Forza (especially the Horizon games). My favorite game developers are Remedy and Zachtronics.

I am a licensed amateur radio operator under the call sign W1DJC, though I do not take advantage of the privileges as often as I wish. My favorite brewery is Allagash.