Summary
Drew Harris is a Staff Engineer with 13 years of full-stack experience, currently shaping digital products and architecture at Bandcamp in Vancouver. He progressed through roles at Bandcamp from full-stack engineer to senior engineering lead and now staff engineer, blending hands-on coding with team leadership and product-oriented design. His background spans Node.js, Java/Spring, and Python, with early work integrating services on AWS and syncing VM images for academic use. Drew pairs an electrical engineering foundation from the University of Victoria with practical web-scale engineering, favoring pragmatic, reliable systems over novelty. He’s also a musician, bringing a user-first sensibility to music-focused product work that informs both technical and UX decisions. Known for steady long-term ownership, he thrives on evolving platforms that serve creators and communities.
13 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) Electrical Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) Electrical Engineering at University of Victoria