Martin York
Senior Software Engineering Manager at Amperity
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolMartin York is a strategic, hands-on engineering leader with 14 years in software and over nine years managing and scaling high-impact teams across AWS, Microsoft, Amazon, Moz, Indeed, and now Amperity. He specializes in designing and operating large-scale distributed systems—building globally distributed identity and analytics platforms that processed hundreds of millions of profiles and cut cloud costs by millions annually. Known for tripling capacity while reducing operational overhead, he pairs technical rigor (GraphQL, Kafka, MongoDB, HBase, AWS) with strong people development, growing teams rapidly and promoting internal talent. He consistently drives measurable business outcomes through cost optimization, system consolidation, and operational excellence, and brings a PhD-level depth in computer science to pragmatic, production-focused engineering. An uncommon thread through his career is converting legacy complexity into simple, maintainable services that free engineers for innovation.
14 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at The University of Manchester
English
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Github contributions (5)
Loki-Astari/geeky-nextjs
Apr 2023 - Mar 2025
Geeky is a free blog template built with NextJS & Tailwind
Contributions:192 pushes, 17 branches in 1 year 11 months
Loki-Astari/ThorMaker
May 2012 - Feb 2023
Contributions:364 commits, 677 pushes, 47 branches in 10 years 10 months
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