Justin Adkins is a pragmatic software leader and Head of Engineering with nine years of experience building resilient full‑stack systems and operationally sound teams. He brings startup chops from YC-backed companies and a track record of shipping reliable in-restaurant and ecommerce products, from POS and kiosk apps to SEO-optimized Next.js storefronts. Comfortable leading both architecture and day-to-day ops, he has remediated legacy performance issues, implemented self-healing payment processing, and improved observability with fine-tuned Sentry and Datadog pipelines. His background in operations and hospitality informs a people-first approach to management, emphasizing staff development and cross-functional collaboration. An avid tinkerer and DIYer, Justin cares as much about durable code as he does about well-built furniture and being outdoors. Based in the Denver metro area, he combines product sensibility with engineering rigor to turn complex requirements into pragmatic, scalable solutions.
9 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
B.S. degree Business Administration; Operations Management, B.S. degree Business Administration; Operations Management at University of Colorado Boulder - Leeds School of Business
B.A. Computer Science, B.A. Computer Science at University of Colorado Boulder
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Justin Adkins - Head Of Engineering at Mine (formerly Fizz)