Summary
John Finlay is a seasoned Software Engineer Lead with 11 years of experience designing and delivering both small web applications and large, highly scalable distributed systems from San Antonio, Texas. He blends hands-on development, systems architecture, and IT operations experience—rooted in a background that includes hardware design—to reliably complete projects on time and under budget. At USAA he leads engineering efforts focused on robust, production-grade systems while mentoring teams and shaping architecture. An early open-source entrepreneur, he founded PhpGedView, a top SourceForge project translated into over 20 languages, reflecting deep experience with global OSS communities. John is known for finding creative, pragmatic solutions to difficult problems and for translating broad technical vision into concrete implementation steps. His profile combines cross-domain technical depth with a proven track record of community-driven software success.
11 years of coding experience