John Bedell
Senior Software Engineer at New Relic, Inc.
Lexington, Kentucky, United States
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Top SchoolJohn Bedell is a Senior Software Engineer based in Lexington, Kentucky with a long track record of designing and delivering enterprise-grade Java systems across industries from logistics and defense to fintech. Over two decades he has led ground-up rewrites, UI modernizations, and architecture for tracking and inventory platforms—bringing legacy systems to web and HTML5 while integrating databases like Oracle, PostgreSQL and Cassandra. Currently at New Relic after recent senior roles at Equifax and Appriss, he combines hands-on backend expertise (Java, JPA, Spring) with front-end modernizations (Angular/HTML5) and embedded/OTA device communications. Known for translating complex domain requirements—military ammo tracking and high-value cargo logistics—into pragmatic, maintainable solutions, he also mentors teams and manages release/version workflows. A Transylvania University computer science graduate, he pairs deep legacy-system knowledge with a knack for incremental modernization rather than risky big-bang rewrites.
3 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Computer Science, Bachelor of Arts (BA), Computer Science at Transylvania University
Github Skills (25)
asciidoc10
jsinterop10
relic10
java10
security10
newrelic10
agent10
java-agent10
backlog10
documentation9
lambda-layers9
publish8
lambda7
aws-lambda7
aws7
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
jbedell-newrelic/docs-website
Mar 2023 - Jan 2025
Source code and public issue backlog for @newrelic docs. We welcome feedback on the docs in GitHub issues!
Contributions:7 pushes in 1 year 10 months
newrelic/newrelic-java-agent
Mar 2023 - Apr 2025
The New Relic Java agent
Contributions:4 releases, 93 reviews, 95 PRs in 2 years 1 month
newrelicagentjsinteropsecurityjava-agent
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