Andrew Bednar
Senior Software Engineer at DataRobot
Portage, Michigan, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAndrew Bednar is a Senior Software Engineer and platform specialist with 11+ years building Python-driven, cloud-native systems—currently focused at DataRobot after a multi-year platform role there. He brings deep expertise in AWS, Kubernetes/Helm, Linux administration, and SQL, paired with a background delivering analytics and application solutions in the CPG sector at Kellogg. An active open-source contributor, Andrew has helped harden the popular Werkzeug WSGI library by fixing Windows-specific reloader bugs and improving test coverage. He combines hands-on engineering with business relationship management and a Master’s in Information and Telecommunications Management, frequently bridging research-grade ML tooling and production platform reliability. Known for continuous learning, he blends practical ops experience with backend QA instincts that reduce runtime surprises in complex deployments.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Arts Information and Telecommunications Management Telecommunication Management, Master of Arts Information and Telecommunications Management Telecommunication Management at Michigan State University
Github Skills (7)
pytest10
werkzeug10
python10
testing10
windows9
wsgi7
http6
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
pallets/werkzeug
Jun 2017 - Jun 2017
The comprehensive WSGI web application library.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & QA Engineer
Back-end Developer & QA EngineerContributions:5 commits, 1 PR, 9 comments in 8 days
Contributions summary:Andrew's contributions primarily involve testing and bug fixes related to the Werkzeug library's reloader functionality, particularly on Windows systems. They addressed an issue (1136) by modifying test cases, correcting style checks, and fixing a missing argument in a mock. The work focused on ensuring the reloader correctly handles executable paths and arguments, demonstrating expertise in Python and the Werkzeug codebase.
wsgipythonwerkzeugpallets
androiddrew/apistar-mail
Jan 2018 - May 2018
Contributions:29 commits, 9 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
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