Scott Byrd
Principal Software Engineer at CarMax
Virginia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolScott Byrd is a Principal Software Engineer with 11 years in software development and a deep specialization in Salesforce architecture, currently leading engineering efforts at CarMax. An 8-time Salesforce-certified full-stack engineer, he has driven org-wide shifts to package-based metadata, built near-real-time vehicle sync systems, and champions separation-of-concerns patterns using fflib to scale teams and code quality. His background blends enterprise application support, integration expertise (Apex, REST APIs, async processing), and release pipeline ownership—skills honed through multiple roles at CarMax and senior consulting engagements. A former Navy technical leader, he brings disciplined process improvement and training experience to engineering leadership, with a track record of reducing deployment friction and operational incident volume. Based in Virginia, Scott pairs technical depth with cross-functional communication, regularly leading guilds and mentoring developers to elevate org-wide Salesforce maturity.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Falls Church High SchoolProject Management, Project Management at University of Maryland Global CampusMaster Certificate Business Analysis, Master Certificate Business Analysis at Villanova UniversityMaster of Science Information Systems, Master of Science Information Systems at Strayer UniversityGraduate Certificate Enterprise Java Software Development, Graduate Certificate Enterprise Java Software Development at Regis UniversityBachelor of Science Computer Information Systems, Bachelor of Science Computer Information Systems at Saint Leo University
English
Github Skills (6)
mongoose5
cursor4
api3
mongodb3
nodejs3
intermediate2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
ewcbyrd/FamilyWizard
Mar 2015 - Oct 2017
Contributions:13 commits, 13 pushes, 3 branches in 2 years 7 months
ewcbyrd/fredbirds
Dec 2020 - Feb 2025
Contributions:22 PRs, 272 pushes, 19 branches in 4 years 2 months
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