CJ Barker
Director Of Software Engineering at Netflix
San Francisco Bay Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolCJ Barker is a seasoned technology executive with 15+ years building and scaling distributed systems for brands like Netflix, Disney, Dell, and Symantec, currently leading Promotional Media and Marketing Technology engineering at Netflix. He combines hands-on architecture and product delivery—spanning GenAI, ML-driven media pipelines, asset management, and DevSecOps—with a track record of converting strategic concepts into high-availability, commercially viable B2B and B2C products. Known as a "Rusty Swiss Army Knife Technologist," he pairs deep systems and security expertise with creative roots in film to optimize studio production workflows from script to screen. CJ is a hands-on leader who builds and mentors cross-functional teams, evangelizes security-first culture, and turns AI-powered data into actionable business assets.
15 years of coding experience
25 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree Film Minor Computer Science & Business Admin., Bachelor’s Degree Film Minor Computer Science & Business Admin. at The University of Texas at AustinMaster’s Degree Computer Science, Master’s Degree Computer Science at DePaul University
Github Skills (59)
debugging10
devsecops10
secret-management10
mac-address10
verification10
captive-portal10
secrets10
security10
precommit10
dynamic-analysis10
chromeos10
trufflehog10
scanning10
credentials10
certstream9
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
cjbarker/pyhack
Sep 2018 - Oct 2018
A collection of white-hat custom security tools for education and ethical testing.
Contributions:61 commits, 11 pushes, 1 branch in 16 days
security-toolssecuritytestinghatwhite
cjbarker/Utils
Jun 2016 - Jul 2023
Contributions:117 pushes in 7 years 1 month
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