Adam Setch
Vice President, Architecture (Chief Architect) at Apollo GraphQL
Miami, Florida, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAdam Setch is a strategic technology leader and chief architect with 6 years in executive architecture roles, currently serving as Vice President, Architecture at World Kinect in Miami. He has led global teams of architects and 400+ engineers to modernize platforms, operationalize an “AI First” strategy, and deploy enterprise developer tools like GitHub Copilot across hundreds of engineers. Adam architected and scaled federated GraphQL ecosystems—World Graph and DX Graph—supporting dozens of subgraphs and thousands of data points, and has contributed upstream to major OSS projects including Netflix DGS, Renovate, and GraphQL Java Kickstart. He combines hands-on back-end and front-end contributions (refactoring Thoughtworks’ interactive radar and implementing extended scalars/UUID/LocalTime support) with product-focused platform work such as Internal Developer Portals, SBOM-driven supply chain security, and Compass scorecards. A prolific open-source maintainer and creator of tools like Atlassify and Gitify, he also advises the ecosystem as a founding member of Apollo GraphQL’s Technical Advisory Board. Notably, he authors a quarterly Technology Radar tracking 300+ technologies, blending practical delivery with a strong talent and culture focus.
6 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Brisbane Boys' CollegeBachelor of Information Technology, Software Design, Bachelor of Information Technology, Software Design at The University of Queensland
Github Skills (25)
kotlin10
javascript10
back-end-development10
wpgraphql10
java10
pretier10
javas10
wordpress-graphql10
bitbucket10
spring-boot10
graphql10
prettify10
nodejs10
d3js10
package-management9
Programming languages (16)
Github contributions (5)
thoughtworks/build-your-own-radar
Oct 2021 - Jul 2022
A library that generates an interactive radar, inspired by https://thoughtworks.com/radar/.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:14 reviews, 23 commits, 36 PRs in 8 months
Contributions summary:Adam primarily focused on refactoring the codebase to align with the Prettier-standard style guide. They modified the radar visualization's code, enhancing its styling and formatting. These changes suggest a focus on code quality and maintainability within the project's front-end components. The commits also reflect efforts to improve the UI, demonstrating front-end development skills.
thoughtworksradar
graphql-java-kickstart/graphql-spring-boot
Sep 2020 - Jan 2023
GraphQL and GraphiQL Spring Framework Boot Starters - Forked from oembedler/graphql-spring-boot due to inactivity.
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:4 reviews, 76 commits, 47 PRs in 2 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Adam primarily contributed to the Spring Boot GraphQL project, focusing on aligning with the GraphQL Java 15 updates. Key contributions involved modifying test schemas, merging code for GraphQL Java 15 support, and implementing error handling improvements. The user also addressed a SonarLint bug, updated Voyager configurations, and introduced configuration properties.
spring-bootspring-frameworkspring-boot-frameworkstartersdue
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