About Me
Rody Davis — Career & Passions
My name is Rody Davis. I grew up in Alabama, studied Management Information Systems at Florida College, and currently work at Google as a Senior Developer Relations Engineer, living in the beautiful San Francisco Bay Area.
Ever since I was a child, I was taking apart every device I could get my hands on to figure out how it worked, always aspiring to be an inventor. In high school, I spent my free time on the drumline in marching band, learning rhythm, coordination, and cooperative execution.
Today, I get to do my dream job. I am an inventor—bringing highly interactive products from pure imagination to market, building frameworks, and championing the developer journey.
🗺️ Chronological Journey: Career & Personal
Chapter 1: Creative Audio & Technical Roots
I attended Florida College to earn a Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems with a minor in Business Administration, originally planning to build a career as an Audio-Visual Technician. Over five years, I managed large video production environments, became a System Administrator, and eventually led the video department for a growing startup.
Exploring national landscapes and planning technical goals
Chapter 2: Self-Taught App Development & “The Pitch Pipe”
Realizing video management wasn’t my final destination, I spent my nights teaching myself mobile software engineering. To solve an overlooked gap in the market, I created and shipped my very first mobile app, “The Pitch Pipe”. It quickly gained massive traction among musicians, opening doors for me to transition into a professional full-time developer.
Soon after, I joined CrossMedia LLC as a Full Stack Developer, where I built native iOS and Android utility applications, engineered mobile REST APIs, integrated SOC-III compliant Firebase backends, and ran mobile departments.
Driven by structural mechanics and high-performance execution
Chapter 3: Interactive Runtimes at Rive
I joined Rive as a Software Engineer in San Francisco, focusing heavily on interactive rendering pipelines. I built Next.js Flutter editor prototypes on top of CanvasKit, developed the core Android animation runtimes in Kotlin utilizing native SKIA graphics APIs, and authored modular desktop plugins using C++ and Swift for macOS, Windows, and Linux.
Chapter 4: Developer Advocacy & Platforms at Google
In July 2020, I joined Google as a Senior Developer Relations Engineer. Over the last several years, I have successfully supported multiple high-profile platform initiatives:
Living and engineering in the San Francisco Bay Area
Chapter 5: Open Source & Sound Synthesis
Beyond my work at Google, open-source development remains a core focus. I ported Preact signals to Dart (Signals), authored structured PowerPoint compilers in Dart (Flutter PPTX), engineered distributed synchronization modules for SQLite (sqlite-crdt), and have shipped over 40 plugins to the pub.dev directory.
In my personal life, I am happily engaged to the love of my life, Molly ❤️. I compose original ambient music, build web-synthesizers, and teach music production classes with MIDI hardware interfaces.
Cherished moments with family and Molly ❤️
🛠️ Technical Competency Matrix
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📣 Public Speaking & Presentations
- Google I/O & Cloud Next: Delivered keynotes and technical talks on serverless deployments, generative UI, and full-stack app architecture.
- DevShow: Recorded 15+ episodes for Google’s longest-running video developer show.
- Internal Classes: Taught music production and MIDI hardware classes across Google engineering teams.