Scott Carpenter
Software Developer at O'Reilly Media
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolScott Carpenter is a seasoned software developer with 13 years of experience building web and enterprise applications, currently focused on Python, Django, Docker, and Kubernetes at O'Reilly Media. He has a strong background in integration and backend systems from long tenures at Cargill and The Nerdery, and brings practical cloud experience with Google Cloud and AWS. Beyond day-to-day engineering, he applies his technical skills to community service as an elected board member running membership systems, websites, and tournament registration for the Minnesota State Chess Association. Comfortable across languages and stacks, he combines systems thinking with pragmatic delivery—setting up reliable infra and developer-friendly services. Based in Minneapolis, he pairs steady production experience with a knack for turning messy operational needs into maintainable solutions. An understated operator, he favors measurable impact over flash, quietly improving systems that people rely on.
13 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Computer Stuff, Bachelor's degree Computer Stuff at St. Cloud State University
Github Skills (50)
typescript10
ledger10
scala10
pelican10
chess10
static-site10
site-generator10
nodejs10
functional-programming10
lichess10
mongodb10
markdown9
python9
sublime9
rest9
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
scarpent/ledgerbil
Mar 2013 - Jan 2023
A rodent-like program for working with ledger-cli journals.
Contributions:739 commits, 8 PRs, 345 pushes in 9 years 10 months
cliledger-clipythonrodentledger
scarpent/todo
Oct 2016 - Jul 2020
Contributions:60 pushes, 5 branches in 3 years 10 months
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