Max Payton is a Senior Software Engineer based in Seattle with a decade of experience building data infrastructure and developer tooling at high-scale companies. After honing data processing and Python analytics at EMC Isilon, he spent five years at Lyft improving Airflow reliability and developer experience before moving to Meta to work on large-scale systems. He combines hands-on engineering with a focus on operational developer workflows, making complex pipelines more maintainable and observable. Known for translating data-heavy problems into practical tooling, he brings a pragmatic approach to improving developer productivity across the stack.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science at Rice University
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