Summary
Joe Dawley is a versatile software engineer with over a decade of hands-on experience building backend services, migrating legacy systems, and shipping mobile apps for companies like Akamai, Linode, and OmniMetrix. A 2007 University of Georgia CS graduate, he has repeatedly translated monolithic and Windows-based systems into Python/Linux services and Flask APIs while experimenting with modern data stores like MongoDB. Comfortable working independently or in teams, Joe pairs practical multitasking with a penchant for cleaning up messy business logic and automating builds and deployments. His background spans C++, C#, PHP, Python, and mobile Ionic apps, reflecting a pragmatic polyglot approach to solving production problems. Based in the Atlanta area, he brings a steady mix of critical thinking, curiosity for new technologies, and a habit of finding joy in debugging the hard bits behind the scenes.
10 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
University of Georgia
AS, AS at Gainesville College