Jeffrey Hunter is a Senior Software Engineer based in New York with over 20 years in software development and more than a decade in senior and managerial roles. He blends hands-on engineering with leadership experience at companies from startups he founded to scale-ups and large enterprises, including GitHub, Stitch Fix, Comcast, and The Farmer's Dog. Known for a test-first mindset and iterative delivery, he consistently focuses on reliable, maintainable systems and coaching teams to ship incrementally. His background as a founder and multiple engineering manager roles gives him a practiced eye for balancing product needs with technical debt. Fluent in translating ambiguous requirements into pragmatic engineering plans, he pairs technical depth with people-first leadership. An uncommon detail: his academic background in Spanish signals strong communication skills and a cross-disciplinary perspective that informs his collaborative approach.
11 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
BA, Spanish, BA, Spanish at Metropolitan State University of Denver
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Jeffrey Hunter - Senior Software Engineer at GitHub