Summary
Christopher Highet is a pragmatic software developer with nine years of professional experience building full-stack and backend systems for government, healthcare, and SaaS products. He’s delivered end-to-end features using C#/.NET (Core and Framework), React, SQL/Oracle, Redis, Kafka, Docker/Kubernetes and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure), often bridging legacy migrations to modern architectures. Notable wins include founding work on a revenue-driving healthcare Directory product, designing the Navy’s ASSET21 logistics platform, and automating high-impact operational tools that cut manual effort by up to 90%. Comfortable across front-end, backend, and infra layers, he’s experienced with secure authentication (OAuth, JWT, CAC) and real-time messaging patterns (WebSockets, Redis sync). Based in Barnegat Township, NJ, he pairs hands-on implementation with systems thinking and a history of working under clearance-sensitive contracts.
9 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
Associate of Arts and Sciences - AAS Computer Science, Associate of Arts and Sciences - AAS Computer Science at Ocean County College