Summary
Gabriel Hayes is a software engineer based in St. Louis with nine years of experience building practical web and backend systems across startups and enterprise environments. He has shipped production software at Whistle Rewards, Equifax, and Marcone Supply, bringing a no-nonsense, efficiency-first approach to code and operations. A FOSS advocate and former netadmin, he blends systems-level intuition with full-stack engineering to cut cruft and simplify operational complexity. Colleagues know him for sharp technical judgment, a knack for pragmatic automation, and an irreverent sense of humor that keeps team morale high. Outside work he’s an active online presence and community-minded developer who values clean systems and sustainable engineering practices.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Software Engineering, Computer Software Engineering at Webster University