John Hutchison
Technical Lead at Thoughtworks
Dexter, Michigan, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJohn Hutchison is a human-centered technical lead with over 10 years of full-stack engineering experience, currently driving delivery and mentoring teams at Thoughtworks. He blends hands-on backend expertise—demonstrated by contributions to Apache Geode’s Redis adapter integration tests ensuring EXPIRE command parity—with pragmatic product thinking from client-facing roles at VMware, Pivotal Labs, and Thomson Reuters. Comfortable across the stack, he has a history of improving reliability in distributed systems and shipping test-driven solutions. Based in Dexter, Michigan, he pairs a Computer Science degree with interdisciplinary interests in psychology and social work that inform his collaborative leadership and user-focused approach.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Social Work (MSW), interpersonal/mental health, Master of Social Work (MSW), interpersonal/mental health at University of MichiganBachelor's degree, Psychology, Bachelor's degree, Psychology at ReedBachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science at Eastern Michigan University
Github Skills (7)
jedi10
javas10
redis10
java10
integration-testing10
testing10
apache9
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
apache/geode
Mar 2020 - Jun 2021
Apache Geode
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:208 reviews, 45 commits, 72 PRs in 1 year 2 months
Contributions summary:John contributed to integration tests for the EXPIRE command within the Redis Adapter of the Apache Geode project. Their work involved creating integration tests to ensure the correct behavior of the EXPIRE command for various data types, including strings, sets, sorted sets, hashes, and others. The tests covered scenarios such as setting and verifying time-to-live, as well as key removal after the expiration period, focusing on feature parity with native Redis. This contribution aimed to enhance the reliability and functionality of the Geode Redis adapter.
accumuloapachenetwork-serverdatagridjava
jhutchison/geode
Jan 2020 - Jun 2021
Apache Geode
Contributions:250 pushes, 84 branches in 1 year 4 months
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