Reuven Lax is a Principal Software Engineer at Google, where employment began in June 2006, following a tenure as a Software Developer. Prior to joining Google, Reuven worked at Microsoft from August 2001 to July 2006 as a Software Design Engineer. Reuven's career started as a Software Design Intern at National Instruments in 1998-1999. Reuven holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and Mathematics from Rice University, obtained in 2001.