Summary
John Southmayd is a senior software engineer based in Austin with a multi-decade mindset and seven years of recent industry experience delivering robust systems across domains from operating systems and flight simulators to insurance analytics. He brings a pragmatic, problem-first approach—favoring simple, elegant solutions to complex problems—and has played technical and leadership roles from individual contributor to principal lead at companies including Microsoft, Coinstar, and ACV MAX. Known as a professional problem solver who streamlines development processes and mentors teams, he continually seeks to build, contribute, teach, and invent (including plans for a second book and patent). Comfortable turning constraints into creativity, he has a track record of shipping practical results even when tools are limited.
7 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
none! Computer Science, none! Computer Science at Oregon State University