Justin Trotter
Senior System Engineer at AutoZone
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJustin Trotter is a Senior System Engineer with 11 years of hands-on experience building full-stack web and game systems from research prototypes to enterprise rollouts. Based in Memphis and holding an M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Mississippi, he has driven large projects at AutoZone including a mobile-first rework of autozone.com and a next-generation point-of-sale system deployed across thousands of stores. Equally comfortable in frontend React and backend C++/QT, he develops CI/CD pipelines, Dockerized deployments, and production-grade middleware to modernize legacy systems. A prolific hobbyist game developer, Justin has shipped eight Game Jam titles and contributed meaningful features and audio/network fixes to notable open-source projects like UnityStation and Space Station 14. He combines pragmatic product-facing delivery with a strong engineering craft and a long-term ambition to found an independent development studio. Colleagues know him for turning ambiguous requirements into reliable, well-documented systems and for quietly improving developer velocity.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Computer Science, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Computer Science at University of Mississippi
Github Skills (11)
spacevim10
space10
debug10
ss10
station10
game-development10
csharp10
dotnet-core10
unity3d10
audio9
ui-design8
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
unitystation/unitystation
Oct 2020 - Nov 2021
The original unitystation
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:4 reviews, 13 commits, 9 PRs in 1 year
Contributions summary:Justin contributed to the `unitystation/unitystation` project by implementing new features and fixing bugs. They worked on adding inoperable status messages to the cloning console and fixing gun projectiles and sounds for other clients. The user also contributed to admin tools by adding search functionality and fixing access restrictions for brig timers. Furthermore, they addressed chest damage suffocation, and implemented audio features, including fade-in/out transitions for music.
unity3dunityss13
space-wizards/space-station-14
Nov 2022 - Dec 2022
A multiplayer game about paranoia and chaos on a space station. Remake of the cult-classic Space Station 13.
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:19 reviews, 7 commits, 38 PRs in 1 month
Contributions summary:Justin primarily contributed to the client and server-side logic of the game. They implemented features such as adding accents on the radio, adjusting the stripping menu size, and allowing syringes to set transfer amounts. Additionally, the user made changes related to gas canisters, including adding access locks and integrating status indicators for the salvage magnet, showcasing a broad range of contributions across different game systems.
chaosgamespace-station-14rpgc-sharp
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