Summary
Parker Ballner is a full-stack software engineer with 8 years of experience building cloud-native systems and production-grade applications, currently contributing to Google Cloud storage integrations. He moves fluidly between Go and Typescript, has architected role-based APIs and self-service container-in-container infrastructure, and has hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS, Docker, and MySQL. Previously he led technical strategy and delivery as CTO of a startup, shipping a commercial product and directly partnering with clients to design scalable infrastructure. Parker rose quickly through engineering roles at Red Ventures and has interned at Amazon, demonstrating an ability to learn complex domains fast—evident in rapidly mastering NetApp storage concepts for his current role. Based in Durham, NC and a UNC Chapel Hill alum, he combines startup grit with large-company reliability and a quirky willingness to work for Fiji Water.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science, Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill