Summary
Andrew Callahan is a Staff Software Engineer in Austin with 13 years of experience building APIs, authentication systems, and scalable backend services. He currently drives architecture and delivery at Procore Technologies after senior engineering roles at DockYard and LiftForward, where he built enterprise HaaS platforms, integrated numerous external services, and improved conversion through analytics. Comfortable across Ruby on Rails, Elixir contributions, and frontend stacks, he has shipped isomorphic React apps, Rails APIs, and production message-driven systems using RabbitMQ and Postgres. An active open-source contributor, he improved documentation and core modules for the Ash Elixir framework, demonstrating attention to developer experience and clarity. He pairs hands-on coding with mentoring and cross-functional collaboration, having led product and engineering teams as a founder and manager. Known for translating complex integrations into pragmatic, testable systems, he brings both product-minded judgment and deep technical craft to engineering problems.
13 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Flatiron School
BA Economics, BA Economics at University of Connecticut
Graduate Certificate Business, Graduate Certificate Business at Columbia University
English