F. Justin Horton

Chicago, IL | 618.315.1071

Senior Software Engineer (Full-Stack Developer)

Senior Software Engineer servicing SaaS and Enterprise product lines.
Full-stack developer of high-availability cloud services and APIs.

  • Languages & Scripting

    Typescript • ECMAScript/JavaScript • Python • PHP • Go
  • Web & Application Development

    Distributed Systems • Microservices • Sync & Async Workloads • RESTful APIs • Queues & Event Streaming • Unit & Integration Testing
  • Servers & Cloud

    AWS • Docker • Kubernetes • CI/CD • Temporal • Terraform • Budgeting & Forecasting

Professional Experience

Senior Software Engineer

  • Architect new services balancing concerns of cost, concurrency, durability, and availability.
  • Deliver new product features via monolith and distributed global microservices written in PHP, Python, and Typescript.
  • Maintain high-throughput HTTP API services reliably serving 10s of millions of requests per day.
  • Utilize Queues, Events Streams, and Temporal Workflows to responsibly distribute sync & async workloads.
  • Optimize Kubernetes HPA rules and pod resource configurations to meet dynamic customer demand while limit costs.
  • Launched several greenfield services including untrusted JavaScript execution, 3rd party API integrations, and data import/export utilities expanding our partner app ecosystem.

Database Programmer

  • Solo-developed multiple in-house applications to enable cross-department data collection and reporting serving 10s of thousands of families and individuals.
  • Engineered distributable Composer/NPM package(s) to quickly deploy change sets across Laravel PHP applications.
  • Managed deployment pipelines to on-prem hosting via Windows Server / VMWare

Senior Developer

  • Led development for an enterprise apparel SaaS application.
  • Successfully transitioned from contractor team to in-house operations.
  • Introduced agile processes and best practices for small cross-functional team to meet growth objectives.

Technology Director

  • Collaborated across teams to delivered meaningful omni-channel brand experiences for B2C clients.
  • Integrated rich data capture and reporting, driving data-driven iterations with multi-variant tests across CRM/MarTech platforms.

Technology Director
Senior Web Developer

  • Developed custom web application solutions for a wide array of clients via Laravel/Vue.js frameworks.
  • Served on leadership team to establish and deliver on growth KPIs, enabling direct reports for success.

Dir. Interactive Services
Web Developer

  • Davidson/Belluso - Phoenix, AZ - 2/2011 to 5/2015

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Web Design and Interactive Media, Art Institute of Phoenix, 2011