Hayden Bakkum
Cloud Architect at Harth
Canterbury, New Zealand
Summary
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Top SchoolHayden Bakkum is a Cloud Architect and seasoned software engineer with 13 years’ experience building Java-based systems and leading cloud migrations across AWS and GCP. He combines hands-on development in Java, JavaScript/Node/React, C# and Rust with infrastructure-as-code expertise using Terraform and Ansible to deliver automated, production-grade platforms. His background spans ecommerce, fintech and travel, with roles from principal engineer to technical lead and independent contractor, often owning network design, Kubernetes and CI/CD automation. Hayden has repeatedly driven large migrations and performance optimizations—moving on-prem services to managed cloud offerings and standardizing microservice patterns for teams. Based in Canterbury, New Zealand, he brings a pragmatic balance of architecture, mentorship and deep troubleshooting skills honed through repeated contract engagements.
12 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Postgraduate Diploma in Science Electronics and Computer Science, Postgraduate Diploma in Science Electronics and Computer Science at University of Otago
Github Skills (24)
service-provider8
pact8
notification8
consumer-driven-contracts8
hipchat8
interaction7
junit6
playback6
contract6
verification6
dsl6
maven5
java5
flatten-maven-plugin5
maven-plugin5
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
hbakkum/rundeck-hipchat-plugin
Jun 2013 - Nov 2016
Contributions:38 commits, 1 PR, 9 pushes in 3 years 5 months
notificationroomrundeckhipchat
hbakkum/resolve-parent-version-maven-plugin
Jun 2017 - Mar 2019
Contributions:19 commits, 31 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 8 months
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