Joseph Edd is a Principal Software Engineer at Google with a strong background in technical recruiting and talent engagement. He has a B.A. in Economics from SUNY Geneseo and has worked for multiple organizations, including Humane™, Nest, and Randstad Technologies US. Edd was also the former CTO of Plaxo and a founding member of the Google+ and Photos teams. Currently, he is working on natural language understanding for Google Assistant. With years of experience in the tech industry, Edd has become a proficient leader, recruiter, instructor, and engineer.