Hi, I'm Roberto Frenna - Senior Software Engineer, Site Reliability at Google
I am a software engineer driven by the curiosity of how systems scale and stay secure. I thrive in challenging environments where I can build impactful infrastructure that powers global, high-stakes technology.
At a glance
Curated signals on strengths, focus areas, and how they can help.
Successfully scaled subscription infrastructure and optimized ad stack revenue during a high-growth tenure at a major social platform.
Currently building AI-driven trust and security infrastructure within a high-stakes, global reliability team.
Offers deep expertise in pivoting between mobile development and backend architecture to maximize engineering impact.
🚀 Career trajectory
Consumer Product Innovation
Launched high-growth subscription features on iOS, defining user experience at scale.
✦ iOS Engineering
✦ Product Growth
Backend Systems Optimization
Led task-forces to optimize ad stack performance, delivering multi-million dollar business value.
✦ Backend Infrastructure
✦ Data Engineering
Trust and Security Engineering
Advancing AI and security reliability at the enterprise level in current mission-critical roles.
✦ Site Reliability
✦ AI Security
💪🏻 Superpowers
Systems Architecture Architect
Engineering robust solutions for massive scale
✦ Led critical infrastructure projects for millions of active users.
✦ Engineered scalable subscription engines and high-throughput ad stacks.
✦ Refactored complex microservices to drive substantial revenue improvements.
Security & Defense Advocate
Protecting digital ecosystems through offensive security
✦ Triumphed in high-stakes company-wide Capture The Flag competitions.
✦ Integrates security-first mindset into standard software development lifecycles.
✦ Focuses on AI, Trust, and Security for modern application matrices.
Full-Stack Adaptability
Bridging mobile innovation with backend rigor
✦ Proven transition from frontend iOS focus to core backend systems.
✦ Fluent across diverse languages including Java, Scala, Swift, and Thrift.
✦ Thrives in cross-functional task forces solving ambiguous business problems.
I'm excited about
✦ Exploring advanced technical communities to discuss future-facing AI and security paradigms.
✦ Connecting with fellow engineers to debate trade-offs in distributed systems architecture.
✦ Discovering emerging opportunities where technical depth can solve high-impact infrastructure challenges.
I can help with
✦ Mentoring junior engineers on navigating transitions between frontend and backend specializations.
✦ Advising teams on implementing security-first design patterns within legacy systems.
✦ Sharing tactical strategies for preparing and winning competitive CTF security challenges.
I would love your help on
✦ Gaining deeper insights into the latest research breakthroughs within generative AI security.
✦ Identifying innovative ways to contribute to open-source infrastructure tools for developer productivity.
✦ Learning best practices for scaling engineering leadership in fast-paced global organizations.