Aaron Opell is a Senior Data Engineer with 12 years of experience building end-to-end, data-driven applications and scalable data platforms, currently leading data efforts at Atlassian in the San Francisco Bay Area. He progressed through multiple data engineering roles at Atlassian, focusing on AI and platform work, and brings startup experience from a YC-backed Dataherald where he helped productize data workflows. Comfortable across software engineering and data domains, he has practical experience shipping production systems at both large tech and early-stage companies, including an internship at Amazon. A UC Berkeley Computer Science graduate, he pairs strong engineering fundamentals with a knack for turning messy data into reliable pipelines and actionable insights. Notably, his career shows a consistent trajectory from hands-on engineering to platform-level impact, suggesting strength in architecting solutions that scale for teams as well as systems.
13 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts - BA Computer Science, Bachelor of Arts - BA Computer Science at University of California, Berkeley
Highly Gifted Magnet Program, Highly Gifted Magnet Program at North Hollywood High School
Contributions:35 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 6 months
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