Cody Hiar
Founding Engineer at PX Systems, Inc.
City of Leduc, Alberta, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolCody Hiar is a founding engineer and seasoned backend-focused software professional with 11 years of experience building reliable, scalable systems across startups and mid-size companies. Based in Leduc, Alberta, he’s progressed from systems engineering and devops roles to senior and staff engineering positions, most recently founding PX Systems after impactful senior roles at Parse.ly and Blendable. Cody blends hands-on backend development with operational rigor, shipping production services and mentoring teams while retaining deep code-level involvement. He maintains an active GitHub presence under thornycrackers and shares his work on codyhiar.com, reflecting a practical, portfolio-driven approach to engineering. Notably, his background in computer engineering and early experience managing development operations give him a strong systems perspective that informs both architecture and delivery.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BSc) Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BSc) Computer Engineering at University of AlbertaPowersound Recording School
English
Github Skills (200)
cryptocurrency10
nvim10
ecosystem10
api10
nixpkgs10
filter10
assemble10
nix10
django10
exchange10
bitcoin10
tmux10
neovim-plugin10
trading10
nixos10
Programming languages (24)
Github contributions (5)
thornycrackers/.tmux
Aug 2015 - Mar 2020
Contributions:104 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 7 months
thornycrackers/docker-neovim
Jul 2016 - Mar 2020
Contributions:87 pushes, 1 branch, 1 comment in 3 years 8 months
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