Summary
Charlie Person is a senior software engineer in Austin with about a decade of experience delivering scalable web applications and leading technical teams. He currently drives development at ShipperHQ, emphasizing tested code, rapid deployments, and cross-functional leadership to align engineering with business goals. Previously at ThoughtWorks, he led greenfield async queue-based microservices for a large e-commerce platform and regularly demos new functionality to engineers and executives, honing both technical and stakeholder communication skills. Early in his career he helped modernize a 35-year-old legacy system using a strangulation pattern and built Rails and React-based applications, while also contributing to education-tech and growth-hacking projects. He brings a diverse education in digital media and web development from Hyper Island, Makers Academy, and Hack Reactor, underscoring a product-minded, full-stack approach and a track record of turning complex requirements into practical solutions.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
JavaScript, JavaScript at Hack Reactor
Web Development, Web Development at Makers Academy
Digital Media Creative, Digital Media Creative at Hyper Island
English, Spanish