Casi McDaniels is a Principal Software Engineer with 11 years of experience building cloud-native, real-time systems and scalable web applications from startups to large media and networking companies. Based in Duluth, Georgia, Casi has led teams and architecture work across live video delivery, AWS infrastructure (Terraform, ECS/Fargate, EKS, Lambdas), and operational systems that serve millions of customers. They combine hands-on backend engineering in Go and cloud orchestration with front-end and systems experience from earlier roles, enabling end-to-end ownership of complex production workflows. Driven by a curiosity about neuroscience and human perception, Casi applies research-informed thinking to product design and observability. A pragmatic leader who has navigated acquisitions and rapid transitions, they bring both executional rigor and a habit of exploring adjacent disciplines to inform better technical decisions.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, Computer Science at Southern Polytechnic State University
EMT-B, EMT-B at Grady EMS Academy
Bachelor of Science - BS, Neuroscience, Bachelor of Science - BS, Neuroscience at Georgia State University
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