Summary
Corey Kress is a Staff Software Engineer with 11 years of hands-on experience building scalable, data-driven platforms for gaming and advertising at companies like Fanatics and ACV Auctions. He brings a broad full-stack skill set—PHP, Java/Scala with Spring, JavaScript frameworks, Python, databases (Postgres, MySQL, MongoDB), AWS, Kafka and Hadoop—and a track record of modernizing legacy systems and improving ad/impression pipelines. At Fanatics he leads iCasino platform work, combining backend throughput and frontend reliability to deliver high-traffic product features. A former competitive gymnast, Corey applies a high-energy, experiment-driven approach to engineering and spends free time rock climbing and making music, signaling a blend of discipline and creative problem solving.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Applied Mathematics, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Applied Mathematics at University at Buffalo