Summary
Dustin Horning is a Senior Software Engineer based in San Diego with a decade of experience building and modernizing web applications and cloud infrastructure for public and private sector clients. He specializes in PHP/Laravel backends, AWS migrations, CI/CD, and scalable microservices while also delivering responsive frontend work and robust APIs. Dustin has repeatedly led legacy-to-modern re-architectures—improving reliability, security (MFA/SSO), and operational efficiency across multiple organizations. He pairs hands-on engineering with mentorship, having guided teams on testing, logging, and deployment best practices. Outside of work he’s a lifelong learner and avid cyclist, a discipline that mirrors his steady focus on incremental improvements and long-term maintainability.
10 years of coding experience