Summary
Peter Flanner is a backend software engineer with 13 years of experience building data infrastructure and scalable services across industries from defense to media and consumer platforms. Currently at Asana, he focuses on data infrastructure and previously led cross-team platform modernization efforts at Uber, shipping Go, Python, and Node/React solutions that served both internal and external customers. He is highly proficient in Java, experienced with Python, SQL, automated testing, and continuous delivery, and has a track record of improving performance and operational efficiency—such as reducing Pandora release times from hours to seconds. His background includes systems and requirements work for defense clients, large-scale product engineering for Comcast’s X1 platform, and hands-on testing and automation early in his career. Based in San Francisco, he pairs a rare combination of engineering rigor with creative pursuits—trained in chamber music and interested in languages and algorithmic trading—bringing disciplined collaboration and intellectual breadth to complex technical problems.
12 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Music, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Music at Rowan University
English, French