Summary
Justin Williamson is a Lead Software Engineer with a decade of experience architecting scalable backend systems, APIs, and CI/CD pipelines, currently driving migrations and platform reliability at Optum. He has a track record of leading large-scale migrations with zero downtime, consolidating microservices, and enforcing security best practices that reduced risk and cut hosting costs by hundreds of thousands annually. Comfortable both mentoring engineers and conducting technical interviews, he blends hands-on coding with technical leadership and documentation to pave clear paths for teams. Early career work includes building a flagship web-based PDF editor and a reusable full-stack CRM template that saved substantial development time across clients. Based in South Carolina, he pairs practical operational experience with a knack for cost-conscious architecture and repeatable engineering patterns.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Associate of Arts and Sciences - AAS, Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology, Associate of Arts and Sciences - AAS, Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology at Riverland Community College