Summary
Glenn Franxman is a senior developer and engineering manager with 16+ years of hands-on experience building scalable web and embedded systems, currently driving projects at Six Feet Up. A long-time Python and Django enthusiast—using Django before it was open-sourced—he prefers a stack centered on uWSGI, Django, Celery, Redis/RabbitMQ, Postgres and AWS, and has deep experience automating warehouse and WMS tooling with Node.js and Python from his tenure at Wayfair. He led major digital transformations at E.W. Scripps, including mobile app development, large-scale AWS migrations, and content integrations for platforms like Kindle and Yahoo APT. Known for blending technical depth with consensus-driven leadership, he’s comfortable across embedded firmware, Unix document systems, and cloud-native application delivery. Based in Fishers, Indiana, he brings a pragmatic, efficiency-focused mindset and a history of making tough technical decisions that improve reliability and operational throughput.
16 years of coding experience
26 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, Math, Computer Science, Math at Northern Kentucky University
Big Nerd Ranch