Summary
Mason Embry is a Principal Software Engineer and hands-on team leader with 11 years of experience building full-stack web applications and leading delivery for consumer-facing and internal products. He excels with modern JavaScript/TypeScript frontends (React, Vue), Laravel/PHP and serverless backends, and has a track record of translating project plans into on-time releases with minimal technical debt. Comfortable both shipping code and mentoring teams, he has repeatedly stepped into informal tech-lead roles before taking formal leadership positions and facilitates Scrum and cross-functional collaboration. A lifelong musician and producer who once managed platinum-level recording projects, Mason brings a creative, deadline-driven mindset to engineering and a willingness to learn new languages and paradigms (Elixir/Elm, Phoenix) to solve problems elegantly. Based in Nashville, he pairs pragmatic engineering practices with strong communication and an appetite for continuous technical and managerial growth.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Jazz Studies, Jazz Studies at Middle Tennessee State University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Music Industry, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Music Industry at University of Louisville
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree, Computer Software Engineering, Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree, Computer Software Engineering at Treehouse
English