Don Pflaster is a Principal Software Engineer based in Jersey City with over two decades of experience and 13 years focused on web applications and databases, notably more than a decade in the event ticketing industry. He leads engineering at Automatiq, bringing deep expertise in Elixir/Phoenix and PostgreSQL to build concurrent, low-latency systems that power real-time synchronization for ticket platforms. Previously a CTO and senior engineer across startups and enterprise teams, he blends hands-on implementation (Ruby/Rails, Java, Perl, PHP) with infrastructure experience on AWS and traditional cloud environments. Don champions Elixir not just as a language preference but as a pragmatic solution for high-concurrency product requirements, and he often pairs it with Postgres as a cost-effective, reliable data layer. Outside of code he’s an avid barbershop bass singer and cat lover, a detail that speaks to his collaborative, harmony-driven approach to teams.
13 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
B.S Management Information Systems, B.S Management Information Systems at University of Central Florida
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