Summary
Joe Redmon is a Senior Software Engineer and engineering manager with six years of hands-on experience building full-stack, cloud-native applications using JavaScript, React, Node.js, PHP, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Terraform, and MySQL. He moved from a BA in Philosophy and early leadership roles in operations and HR into software after intensive full-stack training, bringing a unique foundation in formal logic and critical thinking to system design and problem solving. At Lightcast he progressed rapidly from associate to senior engineer and engineering manager, combining delivery ownership with team coaching and Agile practices. Joe favors pragmatic, test-driven development and service-oriented architectures, and is comfortable shipping both frontend features and backend infrastructure. Based in Pullman, WA, he blends philosophical rigor with operational leadership—helpful when untangling ambiguous requirements and mentoring engineers through complex technical puzzles.
6 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Full Stack Software Engineering, Full Stack Software Engineering at Hack Reactor
Bachelor of Arts - BA Philosophy, Bachelor of Arts - BA Philosophy at University of Georgia - Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
Software Development, Software Development at Code Fellows