Summary
Autumn Nash is a seasoned open source engineer and community leader with eight years of experience building and securing cloud-native platforms, currently shaping Azure Linux Platform at Microsoft. She brings a rare blend of hands-on systems engineering—recently at AWS on Corretto and NoSQL solutions—and product-focused security experience from a PM role on Azure Linux. An active mentor and organizer, Autumn co-hosts industry podcasts, chairs education initiatives for MilSpouse Coders, and serves on United Way committees, demonstrating a commitment to developer communities and nonprofit strategy. She also founded The Little Guild and runs a creative branding business background, reflecting entrepreneurial instincts that inform pragmatic product decisions. Known for translating deep runtime and database knowledge into clear customer-facing content and training, she excels at turning complex platform challenges into teachable, production-ready solutions.
8 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Software Development and Securities Computer Software Engineering, Software Development and Securities Computer Software Engineering at University of Maryland Global Campus