Dwight Naylor

About

Senior Software Developer at Google, currently working on Ads Engineering Productivity supporting a 100 billion dollar per year business. I specialize in building developer tools, testing frameworks, and infrastructure that helps engineering teams work more effectively.

My work spans from pioneering latency testing frameworks that support dozens of ads platform teams to designing code visualization tools used by 100k+ Google engineers. I'm passionate about creating systems that make developers more productive and codebases more understandable.

Resume

Experience

Senior Software Developer
Google - Ads Eng Productivity | 2020 - Present
Software Developer, Research Lead
Google - Developer Tools | 2018 - 2020
Software Developer
Google - DisplayAds | 2016 - 2018
Software Development Intern
Intentional Software | 2015
Software Development Intern
NASA Ames Research Center | 2011 - 2014

Education

BS Computer Science
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 2016
Honors Graduate, GPA: 3.5

Publications

Querying Safety Cases
SafeComp 2014 | View

Skills

Java, TypeScript, C++, Python, SQL, Golang • Angular, RxJS • Developer Tools, Testing Infrastructure, Static Analysis

Projects

The Mother Of All Programs (MOAP)

2015

Creates computer algorithms to solve a given problem specification. This ambitious project was "enrolled" in RPI's Spring 2016 Computer Algorithms course to demonstrate its capabilities in automated algorithm generation.

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Automated Geometry Proof Writer

2009 - 2011

Automatically generates proofs from a formal description of a geometry problem. This highly successful science-fair project led to an internship with NASA Ames Research Center's Intelligent Systems division while still in high school.

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AI and NLP Research Projects

2011 - 2017

Collection of research projects including game-playing AIs, natural language advice robots, and various neural network learning programs. Gained extensive experience in NLP, machine learning, computer vision, and statistical analysis.

About Me

Outside of work, I'm deeply passionate about physical fitness and environmental conservation. I'm someone who believes in pushing limits—whether that's in the water, at the gym, or exploring trails.

I've been involved in various athletic pursuits for over a decade, from competitive swimming to martial arts to cheerleading. What drives me is the constant challenge of improvement and the joy of movement in all its forms.

I'm also committed to environmental stewardship, particularly through my trash diving efforts where I combine my love of swimming with making a tangible positive impact on our waterways.

Trash Diving

One of my most meaningful hobbies is trash diving—swimming and diving at docks to collect and clean up garbage from the water. It's a perfect combination of my love for swimming and freediving with environmental conservation.

Each dive is like an underwater treasure hunt, except the "treasure" is trash that doesn't belong in our waterways. From discarded bottles and fishing gear to random debris, every piece removed makes a difference for marine life and water quality.

This activity has given me a unique perspective on both the beauty of underwater environments and the impact of human pollution. It's incredibly rewarding to leave a dock cleaner than I found it.

Photo gallery coming soon—documenting finds from various diving locations.

Athletic Achievements

Swimming

Swimming has been a central part of my life, pushing me to explore what's possible through consistency and dedication.

  • 7-Mile Swim: Completed a nautical ultra-marathon distance swim
  • 849,068 Yards in 2021: Set a company record for total distance swam in a single year
  • 500 Day Streak: Swam every single day for 500 consecutive days

Weightlifting

Training consistently since 2012, focusing on compound movements and progressive overload.

  • Bench Press: 315 lbs
  • Squat: 455 lbs
  • Deadlift: 535 lbs

Martial Arts

Earned a black belt in TaeKwonDo and taught martial arts for several years, helping others develop their skills and confidence.

Cheerleading

Competed as a cheerleader in college at RPI, combining athleticism, teamwork, and performance in a unique and challenging sport.