Summary
J Lowe is a seasoned systems-focused software developer based in Portland, Oregon, with roughly 15–16 years of experience building high-performance back-end software and infrastructure. He’s fluent in Clojure, Python, C, Perl, C++, JavaScript and bash, and has deep expertise in system-level programming, TCP/IP, IPC, API design, and performance tuning. His roles range from hands-on engineering at Apple, CircleCI and Cloudability to staff-level work at ForAllSecure and recent freelance engagements, showing comfort across startups and larger product teams. At CircleCI he helped design CI systems and operational tooling while shaping team culture and hiring during rapid growth. Beyond code, he’s a pragmatic operator with systems-administration roots and an appetite for practical craft—off-hours he’s a dad, orchardist and pie baker, hinting at patience and attention to detail.
15 years of coding experience
26 years of employment as a software developer
French, English