Summary
Dustin Engstrom is a Senior Software Engineer with over a decade of full-stack experience, currently building products at Fairly after senior roles at Discogs and multiple positions at Vacasa. He combines hands-on engineering—from ETL and data modeling to REST APIs and microservices—with people leadership experience as a former Engineering Manager. Dustin has strong data and backend chops demonstrated by designing Postgres/PostGIS schemas, managing Redshift-based BI pipelines, and automating ETLs that processed hundreds of millions of records. Comfortable across Python, Node.js, C#, and front-end work, he repeatedly moves legacy systems to modern architectures and shipping reliable production services. Based in Pocatello, Idaho, he brings a pragmatic, systems-first mindset and a history of translating complex business requirements into scalable, auditable solutions. An early-career background in customer care and analytics gives him a user-focused perspective that informs technical decisions.
10 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS) Information Technology (Software), Bachelor of Science (BS) Information Technology (Software) at Western Governors University