Dakota Lewallen
Principal Software Development Engineer at QSRSoft
Indiana, United States
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Top SchoolDakota Lewallen is a Principal Software Development Engineer with nine years of full-stack experience and a track record of progressing from engineer to engineering manager and now principal at QSRSoft. An AWS Community Builder and three-time AWS certified professional, he specializes in cloud-native solutions, Linux environments, and IoT/automation—while intentionally avoiding the .NET/Windows ecosystem. Dakota combines hands-on development with team leadership across restaurant, automotive, and gaming domains, shipping scalable integrations and backend systems. He trained in full-stack web development at Coder Camps and brings practical grit from earlier manufacturing and data-entry roles, which sharpened his focus on reliable, repeatable processes. Notably, he balances deep technical craft with community advocacy, empowering other developers through AWS-focused engagement.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Certification, Full Stack Web Development, Certification, Full Stack Web Development at Coder Camps
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Github Skills (178)
aws-cdk10
typescript10
cloud-infrastructure10
development-kit10
aws10
javascript9
unicorns9
sql9
api9
jsonb9
api-client9
postgresql9
api-platform9
terraform9
aws-s39
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
IamFlowZ/dnd-graphql
Dec 2019 - Jul 2020
Graphql service wrapper for the Dungeons and Dragons 5e SRD
Contributions:103 commits, 9 PRs, 97 pushes in 6 months
dnddungeonseslintjestdnd-characters
IamFlowZ/short-cut-go
Nov 2019 - Mar 2020
Small linux utility for creating environment-based terminal shortcuts.
Contributions:1 release, 15 commits, 4 PRs in 4 months
linux-utilitylinuxterminalshortcutsterminal-based
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