Luke Hatcher
Principal Director Of Engineering, O&O Forecasting at SiriusXM
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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Top SchoolLuke Hatcher is a principal engineering leader with 18 years of experience building and scaling data-intensive systems for Ad Tech, currently leading O&O Forecasting at SiriusXM in Atlanta. He combines hands-on engineering—optimizing databases, retiring MapReduce pipelines, and prototyping Scala/Spark and Iceberg-based cloud workflows—with strategic initiatives like cloud migration and modern data warehouse strategy. Luke has driven measurable business impact through pipeline optimizations that sped Reach forecasts 4x, GCP cost-attribution tooling that saved millions, and unifying forecasting teams and products across acquisitions. His early open-source contributions to Django projects like Pinax, Symposion and GeoNode reflect a full-stack background that spans UX, backend models, and analytics integrations. Known for pragmatic technical leadership, he balances product-minded engineering with deep operational rigor and a knack for squeezing performance from any database engine.
17 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science at Centre College
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Github Skills (21)
cms10
javascript10
postgresql10
jquery10
python10
django10
css10
mptt10
html10
user-interface9
template-engine9
html-template9
python-templates9
templater9
apptemplates9
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
pinax/symposion
Jun 2011 - Jul 2013
a Django project for conference websites
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:374 commits in 2 years
Contributions summary:Luke implemented a CMS (Content Management System) application with pages and menu functionality, indicating work on both backend and frontend. They added new URLs and settings related to the CMS and incorporated the MarkItUp and MPTT libraries for rich text editing and hierarchical content. Furthermore, the user integrated django-reversion to track changes to the CMS models. The user also modified the site's base templates to integrate the new features.
pythondjango-frameworkdjangodjango-blogdjango-project
GeoNode/geonode
Dec 2011 - Oct 2012
GeoNode is an open source platform that facilitates the creation, sharing, and collaborative use of geospatial data.
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:123 commits in 10 months
Contributions summary:Luke implemented features related to tagging functionality within the GeoNode application, including adding taggable managers to various models (Layer, Map, Contact). These changes involved modifying the models, views, and templates to incorporate tagging functionality, along with related tests. The user's contributions focused on enabling users to add and manage keywords for data layers and maps, enhancing the search and organization capabilities of the platform.
pythondjangosharingfacilitatesgis
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