Senior full-stack engineer with 7+ years of experience building scalable web applications. I focus on creating clean, maintainable code and delivering fast, reliable systems that meet business needs. I thrive in collaborative environments, bringing technical solutions to complex problems and ensuring high-quality, user-friendly products. I also mentor junior engineers and actively participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies to drive engineering best practices.

Andrew Walker

Senior full-stack engineer with 7+ years of experience building scalable web applications. I focus on creating clean, maintainable code and delivering fast, reliable systems that meet business needs. I thrive in collaborative environments, bringing technical solutions to complex problems and ensuring high-quality, user-friendly products. I also mentor junior engineers and actively participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies to drive engineering best practices.

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Senior full-stack engineer with 7+ years of experience building scalable web applications. I focus on creating clean, maintainable code and delivering fast, reliable systems that meet business needs.

I thrive in collaborative environments, bringing technical solutions to complex problems and ensuring high-quality, user-friendly products. I also mentor junior engineers and actively participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies to drive engineering best practices.

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Language

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Work Experience

Senior Full Stack Engineer at Othram Inc
March 1, 2024 - Present
Architected and delivered scalable web applications using React, Node.js, and Rust; implemented modular design principles and maintained full-stack architecture. Designed and developed backend services with Python and Node.js; integrated third-party APIs and built secure, high-performance RESTful APIs.
Senior Full Stack Engineer at Gene by Gene
July 1, 2019 - October 1, 2021
Architected and delivered scalable web applications using React, Node.js, and Rust; implemented modular design principles and maintained full-stack architecture. Designed backend services with Python and Node.js; integrated third-party APIs; built secure, high-performance RESTful APIs. Mentored junior engineers; led Agile/Scrum ceremonies; collaborated with product teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
Software Engineer at Illumina
October 1, 2021 - March 1, 2024
Worked with clinical geneticists to create bioinformatics pipelines in AWS for analyzing cardiovascular disease risk and drug response (PGx). Used industry-standard tools such as samtools and bcftools to debug issues and support clinical laboratory operations including variant and gene curation and the diagnosis of rare and undiagnosed genetic diseases. Developed a visualization platform for lab bioinformatics data using TypeScript and Rust, enabling novel visualization of whole-genome data. Built a full stack application for tracking, managing, and analyzing genomic data using TypeScript, Next.js, and PostgreSQL.
Full Stack Software Engineer at Gene by Gene
July 1, 2019 - October 1, 2021
Developed distributed Python/C++ applications to match genomic data to a database of over 1 million samples. Built scalable backend pipelines with PostgreSQL and Python for managing large volumes of genetic data. Integrated Nomad for multi-host deployment and collaborated with R&D to move bioinformatics machine-learning projects from experimental prototype to production pipelines. Led deployment across multiple hosts and data centers using AWS, GCP, Docker, Terraform, Kubernetes, GitHub CI/CD, and CloudFormation; worked with diverse data stores including MySQL, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Firebase, and DynamoDB.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science at University of Houston
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2018
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science at University of Houston
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2018

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Software & Internet, Life Sciences, Healthcare, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment