Summary
Mark Hellkamp is a hands-on technology leader with over 30 years of experience designing and building enterprise systems, currently semi-retired and open to advisory or part-time consulting roles. He has led platform and architecture teams at companies like Hulu, Rubicon Project, and Project Rōnin, specializing in microservices, messaging, software architecture, and database design. Known for bridging strategy and implementation, he moves fluidly between coding, system design, and engineering leadership to deliver scalable, production-grade platforms. Based in Santa Fe, he brings a pragmatic Agile mindset and deep Java expertise to complex distributed systems. Beyond titles, his career shows a pattern of stepping into high-impact platform roles during periods of rapid growth or architectural transition.
13 years of coding experience
35 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, Computer Science at North Carolina State University