Summary
Mark Hammond is a senior software engineer with nearly two decades of hands-on experience designing and delivering backend and distributed systems across startups and enterprise teams. He specializes in scalable, event-driven architectures and cloud-native solutions—particularly AWS serverless, MySQL/RDS tuning, and search pipelines using Elasticsearch—that have measurably reduced latency and database load in production. His recent work spans simulation APIs, nurse-shift search optimizations, and eCommerce microservices, often turning legacy constraints into flexible, maintainable platforms. Comfortable across Java, Go, Spring, and serverless tooling, he pairs deep systems knowledge with pragmatic delivery: prototypes to production in tight schedules. Based in Marshfield, MA, he brings a first-class Computer Science background and a consistent track record of improving operational efficiency through thoughtful system design. Colleagues would note his knack for refactoring monoliths and automating repeatable infrastructure using IaC to remove brittle, hardcoded workflows.
5 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science (Robotics & Intelligent Machines), 1st, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science (Robotics & Intelligent Machines), 1st at University of Essex