Erick Johnson
Senior Software Engineer at Google
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Top SchoolErick Johnson is a Senior Software Engineer with 14 years of experience building and shipping features used by billions, currently leading low-level SIP and RCS work for Android Messages at Google. He has a strong track record of driving cross-product initiatives—having led Calendar’s smart room and conferencing features, rebuilt Calendar Web UI infrastructure, and scaled teams globally across Zurich, Munich, New York, Mountain View, London, and Bangalore. Erick combines deep systems expertise (telephony, sockets, SIP/RCS) with product-focused engineering, creating analysis and error-tracking systems that improve remote client reliability. Earlier roles include technical leadership on Docs and Slides and directing B2B communications engineering, reflecting a consistent pattern of launching complex, enterprise-grade features on mobile and web. Based in Zurich and holding a BA in Computer Science from Clark University, he excels at translating protocol-level design into user-facing functionality at scale. An understated strength is his ability to grow teams and processes around new platform work, turning small squads into large, delivery-focused organizations.
14 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Computer Science, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Computer Science at Clark University
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Github Skills (113)
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Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
erickj/bkblz
Nov 2016 - Nov 2020
A gem for the Backblaze B2 cloud storage API.
Contributions:39 commits, 24 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 1 month
backblazecloud-storage
erickj/emacs.d
May 2012 - Sep 2022
Contributions:54 commits, 25 pushes, 6 branches in 10 years 6 months
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