Summary
Hawkeye Parker is a seasoned software engineer and engineering manager based in San Rafael, CA, with 11 years of back-end experience and a decade-long focus on Java, C#, and Python. He builds secure, well-tested, scalable service-oriented systems and has deep expertise in REST, TLS/SSL, and common web security pitfalls. A PSM I-certified, hands-on Scrum Master, he has led and mentored remote, worldwide teams—reducing critical customer bugs to zero and achieving full retention while delivering hundreds of features. His background spans startup-style product rescue to large-enterprise architecture work (Autodesk, Genentech), and he pairs tactical coding with people-first leadership. Notably, he took a multi-year sabbatical for paternity and focused study of security, git, and the HTTP spec, which now informs his pragmatic approach to secure API design.
11 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
BA, with Distinction (cum Laude), Literature, BA, with Distinction (cum Laude), Literature at Cornell University
chinese, mandarin