Summary
Sam Pedley is a pragmatic full-stack software engineer with 11 years of experience building and leading engineering teams across fintech and startups, currently contributing at Zippy. Comfortable in Go, JavaScript and Clojure, he has progressed from hands-on full-stack roles to staff and managerial positions, blending deep coding chops with team-level ownership. He has led platform and delivery efforts at companies like Guaranteed Rate, Dina, and Splash, driving reliable production systems and mentoring engineers. Based in Bourbonnais, Illinois, Sam brings a maker’s mentality—he genuinely enjoys shipping features and experimenting with new languages and tools. Notably, his background spans both individual contributor and engineering manager responsibilities, giving him a practical perspective on scaling teams and systems.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Pre-Counseling, Pre-Counseling at Moody Bible Institute