Summary
Jesse Johnston is a seasoned software development consultant and engineering leader with 11+ years of experience building cloud-native microservices and consumer mobile apps from startup proof-of-concept to production. He combines hands-on backend expertise in Node.js, Go, Kotlin and PHP with iOS and React Native mobile experience, and a track record of delivering performant, operable systems on Kubernetes across multiple clouds. Jesse has led teams as large as 20, driven platform roadmaps, and cut cloud costs while instilling a culture of rapid, correct delivery. Currently building a Pickleball player ratings platform and companion app, he thrives at the intersection of product and engineering and enjoys mentoring teams to high performance. With a BA in Economics and a career that spans embedded systems to modern cloud platforms, he brings pragmatic business sense to technical decisions.
11 years of coding experience
33 years of employment as a software developer
BA Economics, BA Economics at University of Washington