Sean Starkey
Adjunct Professor at Maestro — The AI University
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
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Top SchoolSean Starkey is a systems software engineer and founder with over 30 years of hands-on experience building production-grade systems from embedded firmware to cloud infrastructure. He specializes in C++ and Linux, with deep expertise in network protocols, multithreaded systems, and cross-platform native development across iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS. Sean has modernized legacy platforms (including upgrading Oracle hypervisor code from Java 8 to 17), designed end-to-end softphone stacks, benchmarked GPU workloads for OCI, and holds a U.S. patent—demonstrating both low-level rigor and product-facing impact. As principal consultant at Sentinel Point Software he combines performance optimization, protocol design, and technical-debt modernization with emerging AI-augmented development workflows like local LLM inference and agentic tooling. Comfortable across Java, Python, and modern toolchains, he brings a systems-thinker’s instinct to complex infrastructure and embedded problems. Based in Colorado Springs, he’s open to senior systems roles and brings an uncommon blend of firmware-adjacent hardware experience and cloud-scale operational know-how.
15 years of coding experience
31 years of employment as a software developer
New Trier High SchoolBachelor of Science (BS), Electrical Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BS), Electrical Engineering at Washington University in St. LouisMaster of Science (MS), Computer Engineering, Master of Science (MS), Computer Engineering at Colorado Technical University
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Github Skills (13)
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Github contributions (5)
SeanStarkey/euler
Sep 2010 - Oct 2022
Contributions:120 commits, 4 pushes in 12 years 2 months
SeanStarkey/codingpractice
May 2021 - Jun 2021
Contributions:31 commits, 25 pushes, 1 branch in 24 days
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