Summary
Dustin Farist is a Director of Software Engineering based in Atlanta with nine years of hands-on experience building and leading teams that deliver commercial real estate and consumer-facing platforms. He progressed from software engineer roles into principal and director-level leadership at BoomTown and Xplorie, combining deep .NET/C# backend expertise with cloud (Azure), SQL, and modern web toolchains. Dustin brings a pragmatic blend of technical ownership and people-first management, focusing on aligning projects, processes, and engineers to reliably ship value. His background in finance and analytics early in his career gives him a strong orientation toward measurable outcomes and operational efficiency. Quietly methodical, he often bridges product and engineering by translating business requirements into auditable, maintainable systems.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Accounting and Finance, Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Accounting and Finance at Piedmont University