Summary
Forrest Wilkins is a senior software engineer with 11 years of experience building full-stack web applications and real-time platforms, currently focused on legal tech and courtroom streaming. He brings deep Node.js (7+ years), Ruby on Rails (6 years), and React expertise, plus hands-on DevOps and microservices experience deploying scalable systems on AWS. Forrest has a track record of shipping production-grade features—from WebRTC audio/video workflows and GraphQL backends to responsive, accessible front-ends—and routinely handles on-call support and live production data fixes. He’s worked at both enterprise (Oracle) and startup-like environments, gaining strong discipline in testing, CI/CD, and API design while also leading projects, interviewing, and onboarding. Passionate about free software and socially conscious tech, Forrest combines practical engineering rigor with a user-focused mindset shaped by customer-facing roles and collaboration with support and QA.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, Computer Science at Johnston Community College