Summary
Robert Newton is a Staff Software Engineer in the Greater Seattle Area with 12 years of experience building large-scale full stack applications and operating cross-functional systems. He combines hands-on engineering at The New York Times with entrepreneurial experience as founder of Coin Flip Games, demonstrating the ability to ship product features and run a small business. His background spans web app development, PHP, and early hardware/electrical engineering, giving him a rare comfort across software and physical systems. Known for working in diverse stacks and development methodologies, he focuses on reliable, maintainable systems that scale in production. Educated in Applied Computing Technology at Colorado State University, he brings a pragmatic, systems-minded approach and a history of moving between startup and enterprise environments.
13 years of coding experience