Summary
Monty Hindman is a software engineer and architect with 14 years of experience building data-driven back ends, ETL pipelines, and metadata management systems, currently shaping platforms at Apple from his base in Cupertino. He blends deep practical expertise in dynamic languages (Python, Ruby, Perl) and databases (SQL, MongoDB, Cassandra, ElasticSearch) with a decade-plus background in statistical analysis and technical writing, which helps him translate complex data requirements into clear, test-covered designs. Monty has over five years of hands-on people leadership and program management experience, running cross-functional teams and pragmatic agile processes to deliver large, iterative projects. His work is informed by an academic training in history and economic/political history, a perspective that supports careful prioritization and rigorous documentation often missing in engineering teams. Notably, he has sustained long-term roles at research and academic institutions before moving into industry, reflecting strength in bridging scholarly data needs with production-grade engineering.
14 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
B.A., History and English, B.A., History and English at University of Oregon
M.A., History, M.A., History at University of Michigan