Rod Hilton is a staff software engineer based in Denver with 15 years of experience designing and operating high-scale backend systems and internal platforms. He’s built core services for companies from Twitter’s Tweet storage to Epic Games’ social features, and more recently focuses on internal APIs for evidence storage at Axon. A polyglot with advanced CS training (MS degrees in CS and Software Engineering), he blends pragmatic engineering practices with leadership experience spanning tech lead and principal roles. Known for making things "work on my machine," he pairs a hands-on mentality with a track record of shipping resilient, production-grade distributed systems.
15 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS Computer Science, Master of Science - MS Computer Science at University of Colorado Denver
Master of Science - MS Software Engineering, Master of Science - MS Software Engineering at Regis University
Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science at University of Rochester
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