Resume

Thomas Olick

Staff Software Engineer (L6) & Technical Lead

Proven track record architecting and launching high-impact products across Generative AI, Cloud Services, eCommerce, FinTech, and Mobile platforms. Expert in leading large, multi-regional engineering teams (25+ engineers) from greenfield stage through global scale, delivering solutions for millions of users at Google and Oracle.

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Intellectual Property

Patents

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EP3694175B1

Cloud IoT / Firebase Backend Service

Authored patent for a secure Cloud IoT backend service leveraging Firebase — enabling authenticated device communication at scale.

Professional Experience

Career Timeline

Alphabet / Google Germany Berlin
Staff Technical Lead: Google Speak
2021 — 2025
  • Directed a cross-functional team of 25 engineers across 4 global time zones (SFO, NYC, BER, HYD), driving alignment on product roadmaps and engineering standards.
  • Spearheaded "Google Speak" — a Generative AI / LLM platform achieving 50M+ unique users, an 86% satisfaction score, and seamless integration into Google Search.
  • Led AI-driven product strategy and large-scale engineering operations, defining technical vision for next-generation AI features.
Generative AI LLM Technical Leadership Product Strategy
Alphabet / Google New York
Senior Backend Lead — Google TV
2020 - 2021
  • Senior Lead for the Google TV server team, managing all 200+ global media providers and ensuring platform reliability at scale.
  • Built internal tools with Flutter Web (Dart), streamlining team workflows and provider management.
  • Owned Commerce pipelines for Google Play Movies, driving content distribution and monetization across the platform.
Flutter Web Dart Google TV Google Play Movies
Alphabet / Google New York
Technical Lead: Shoelace (Area 120)
2019 — 2020
  • Server TL (Java) for a greenfield social application in Google’s Area120 code-named “Shoelace”.
  • Our iOS/Android/Web application facilitated in-person meetups (with a focus on GenZ) to create real-world friendships and connections.
  • As part of Google's Area120 (an internal startup incubator), we quickly launched in NYC in under 12 months!
Mobile Development Flutter Firebase Java Dart
Alphabet / Google New York
Technical Lead: Cloud IoT
2017 — 2019
  • TL for Token Service: Designed, implemented, and launched the service. Trained and directed a remote engineering team of 7 SWEs in Budapest, Hungary.
  • TL for Device Manager & Structured Data Storage: Led a local team of 4 SWEs in NYC to build Core IoT data infrastructure and services.
  • Executed rigorous code reviews, managed engineering project plans, task lists, and timelines across both global teams.
  • Led cross-functional, horizontal-dependency, security, legal privacy meetings, and launch reviews for all new IoT features.
Google Cloud IoT Technical Leadership System Design Project Management
Alphabet / Google Mountain View
Technical Lead
2010 — 2016
  • Designed a secure Virtual Credit Card Payment server for fraud detection, directly increasing Ad Revenue by several hundred million dollars.
  • Led the global expansion of Google Shopping to 20+ countries, managing end-to-end product lifecycle and cross-functional stakeholder alignment.
  • Managed Global Shipment Tracking for Google Trusted Stores across US, FR, AU, DE, and UK — driving merchant trust and consumer confidence at scale.
FinTech Fraud Detection eCommerce Global Expansion
Mercantila San Francisco
Senior Software Engineer / Technical Lead
2008 — 2010
  • Engineered a complete eCommerce Order Fulfillment platform that improved on-time shipments from <50% to 98% immediately upon deployment.
eCommerce Order Fulfillment Operational Excellence
Oracle Belmont
Principal Applications Engineer
1999 — 2008
  • Core design and development of iProcurement ERP applications (11i, R12, and Fusion), contributing to Oracle's flagship enterprise procurement platform.
ERP Systems Enterprise Software Procurement
Education

Academic Background

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M.S. Electrical Engineering

California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

Focus: Digital Signal Processing, Cryptography

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B.S. Electrical Engineering

University of Notre Dame

Focus: Signals and Systems

Core Competencies

Technical Skills

🤖 AI & Machine Learning

Generative AI LLMs Google Gemini AI/ML Infrastructure Data Science AI Product Strategy

⚙️ Backend & Distributed Systems

Python Java C++ PostgreSQL Oracle DB FastAPI gRPC Google Spanner BigTable PubSub MapReduce

☁️ Cloud & Frontend Platforms

Google Cloud (GCP) Progressive Web Apps (PWA) iOS & Android TypeScript & React Firebase Flutter & Dart Chrome Extensions

🤴 Leadership

Technical Leadership Cross-Regional Team Management Cross-functional Alignment Mentorship Team Building

🧬 Domain Expertise

System Design Microservices Database Design Language Learning FinTech & Payments eCommerce Cloud Infrastructure API Design

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