Summary
John Peel is a Senior System Engineer with 15 years of experience building and integrating mission-critical systems across insurance and enterprise environments. He is polyglot in C, C++, Java, Rust, Python and modern web stacks (Angular, Vue, Svelte, TypeScript) and pairs backend expertise (Actix-web, Spring) with deep integration platform experience in SoftwareAG and ActiveMQ. John has shipped database-backed solutions using Oracle, PostgreSQL, MongoDB and Redis, and routinely leverages CI/CD, Git workflows and Agile practices to move features into production. His career progression from college intern to senior engineer at multiple organizations reflects strong operational discipline and a hands-on approach to solving integration and messaging challenges. Based in Florida, he brings a practical blend of systems programming and front-end fluency that helps bridge legacy enterprise middleware with modern web services. Uncommonly for his role, he also codes in ObjectPascal and maintains Rust in his toolkit, signaling a willingness to adopt niche technologies when they fit the problem.
15 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma GED, High School Diploma GED at Armwood High School
Associate of Arts - AA Computer Science, Associate of Arts - AA Computer Science at Hillsborough College
Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science at University of Florida