Summary
Christopher Spencer is a pragmatic software engineer with 10 years of experience building maintainable back-end systems in Python, Java, and Node.js, currently developing scalable AWS microservices for agricultural IoT at AGCO. He has modernized monoliths into resilient services, implemented serverless workflows that saved $377k annually, and built device-monitoring pipelines for 100k+ connected assets. Comfortable across cloud, databases, and API design, he emphasizes thoughtful architecture and clean code to reduce technical debt and operational overhead. Past projects range from path-planning algorithms for autonomous drones to full-stack WordPress and automation integrations, showing a blend of algorithmic rigor and practical product delivery. Based in St. Louis, he brings proven cross-functional collaboration on international Agile teams and a knack for turning tedious manual processes into automated, cost-saving systems.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science at Missouri University of Science and Technology
portuguese (intermediate), English