Ian Baker
Principal Software Engineer at Aquia
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolIan Baker is a Principal Software Engineer based in Seattle with a decade of experience modernizing backend architectures, CI/CD, and cloud-native systems for startups and enterprises. He has repeatedly owned end-to-end backend and infrastructure responsibilities—most recently re-architecting Saivvi’s platform as the sole backend engineer, cutting deployment time ~70% and release errors ~40% while integrating OpenAI and Anthropic to improve AI-driven recommendations. Ian excels at turning monoliths into microservices, boosting developer velocity and reliability, and has a toolkit centered on Python/FastAPI, Node.js, Kubernetes, and AWS. He pairs hands-on execution with product-minded technical leadership, mentoring teams and shaping strategy with executives. Unusually for an engineer at his level, he trained as a classical guitarist, reflecting a disciplined, creative approach to complex system design.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Classical Guitar Performance, Bachelor's degree Classical Guitar Performance at Northwestern University
English
Github Skills (12)
html10
css10
nodejs10
javascript10
web-development10
ruby-on-rails10
ruby10
react3
material-design-lite2
material-ui2
material-design1
react-components1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
ianbaker615/portfolio
Apr 2020 - Nov 2023
Portfolio
Contributions:47 pushes, 2 branches in 3 years 7 months
ianbaker615/YelpCamp
Jan 2019 - Jan 2020
Contributions:3 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 1 month
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