Summary
Josh Hayes-sheen is a seasoned software engineering contractor with 16 years of experience building everything from embedded microcontrollers and OS components to cloud-native, distributed systems. He has led squads and influenced architecture at companies like Varsity Tutors and Workiva, delivering features that improved operational efficiency and durable payment and storage systems. Comfortable coding in Go, Python, and Java, he pairs hands-on implementation with mentoring, code review, and systems design to raise team delivery standards. Recently he’s been applying LLMs and traditional tooling to augment high-end professional services, blending practical ML orchestration with production-grade engineering. Based in Sault Ste. Marie, Canada, he brings a hacker’s curiosity and a track record of turning complex requirements into reliable, scalable solutions.
16 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
BCosc, Computer Science, BCosc, Computer Science at Algoma University