John Hurst
Senior Software Developer at CarMax
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
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Top SchoolJohn Hurst is a Senior Software Developer with 20 years of experience building cloud-native microservices and modern web frontends, currently shaping Auctions systems at CarMax using Azure, .NET C#, Cosmos DB, Redis, and React/Next.js. He has a strong track record modernizing legacy dealer systems and integrating enterprise data flows (Sybase, GraphQL, SQS) across complex auction and dealer ecosystems. Past roles span full-stack work in React/.NET, CMS and data consolidation projects, and performance-focused architecture including Redis caching and server-side rendering. A hands-on mentor who also designs test platforms and API tooling, he pairs pragmatic engineering with stakeholder collaboration and QA-driven delivery. Outside of engineering he’s an experienced eSports commentator in the fighting-game scene, bringing clear, energetic communication skills that translate into effective team leadership and product storytelling.
20 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor Computer Science, Bachelor Computer Science at East Tennessee State University
English
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Github Skills (51)
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Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
johnbhurst/adventofcode
Nov 2022 - Dec 2024
Contributions:76 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 1 month
johnbhurst/kamura
Aug 2015 - Oct 2016
Contributions:5 releases, 74 commits, 54 pushes in 1 year 2 months
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