Summary
Brian Vanschyndel is a Senior Software Developer with 10 years of experience building backend systems and data-driven solutions using C#, .NET, Azure, SQL, and Python. He has led API and e-commerce platform development at GoodLife Fitness and now drives software delivery at JSI, mentoring senior engineers and improving cross-team processes. His background bridges applied machine learning and engineering—having built production ML pipelines and personalization models as a data analyst before returning to backend development. A dual-degree graduate from University of Waterloo and Western University with strong math and CS foundations, he combines rigorous problem-solving with practical delivery experience. Colleagues value his ability to move from research-style data work to robust cloud services, and his track record includes optimizing release pipelines and troubleshooting high-priority production incidents.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Honors Specialization Computer Science (Bioinformatics), 90% average, Bachelor’s Degree, Honors Specialization Computer Science (Bioinformatics), 90% average at Western University
Bachelor’s Degree, Mathematics and Computer Science Co-op, 87% average, Bachelor’s Degree, Mathematics and Computer Science Co-op, 87% average at University of Waterloo
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