Justin Pirtle
Co-Founder at PorchKey Properties
Dallas, Texas, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJustin Pirtle is a seasoned cloud and software leader with 11 years of experience who recently transitioned from Principal Solutions Architect at AWS to co-founding PorchKey Properties in Dallas. He has deep hands-on expertise building serverless architectures, mobile-frontends, and authentication patterns—authoring a popular AWS serverless reference app and contributing front-end and Amplify integrations to community workshops. At AWS and Microsoft he led cross-functional programs, launched developer tooling and internal platforms, and trained large audiences and seller teams on cloud best practices. Justin blends product-minded program leadership with full-stack engineering, frequently shipping end-to-end solutions that span UI, API, and infrastructure. He pairs technical credibility (re:Invent speaker, creator of a 500+ star reference repo) with business acumen from a BBA in MIS and a Master of Software Engineering. An uncommon strength is his track record of turning internal enterprise needs into reusable tools and open-source artifacts that scale beyond their initial audiences.
11 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Management Information Systems, Business Honors, Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Management Information Systems, Business Honors at The University of Texas at AustinMaster of Software Engineering, Master of Software Engineering at Seattle University
Github Skills (20)
apim10
ionice10
javascript10
mobile-development10
amazon-cognito10
ionic10
amplify10
api10
aws10
serverless10
react10
authentication9
apidoc9
user-authentication9
angular9
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
amazon-archives/aws-serverless-auth-reference-app
Nov 2016 - Jun 2019
Serverless reference app and backend API, showcasing authentication and authorization patterns using Amazon Cognito, Amazon API Gateway, AWS Lambda, and AWS IAM.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:80 commits, 12 PRs, 42 pushes in 2 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Justin's primary contribution focused on building a mobile application using the Ionic framework, as evidenced by the addition of the Cordova www folder, including the service worker. They also implemented the integration of Amazon Cognito for user authentication and authorization, as well as configuring the navigation bar and the user interface. In addition, the user made backend updates regarding the API calls and DynamoDB.
api-gatewayserverlessaws-lambdaiampatterns
aws-samples/aws-serverless-workshops
Nov 2018 - Jun 2019
Code and walkthrough labs to set up serverless applications for Wild Rydes workshops
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:83 commits, 11 PRs, 7 pushes in 7 months
Contributions summary:Justin primarily focused on developing the front-end and integrating it with back-end services for the serverless workshop application. Their work involved setting up the initial website structure, implementing API integrations, and configuring the Amplify framework for authentication and API calls. The user also added a profile page and refined the application's configuration files, indicating a comprehensive understanding of the project's architecture. Additionally, they updated the project's documentation, improving the user experience.
aws-dynamodbstepfunctionsserverless-applicationsserverlessaws-lambda
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