Sterling Hackley is a Senior Software Engineer with a decade of experience building backend and mobile systems, currently focused on server foundations at Coinbase. He has progressed through engineering roles at Bird and Snap, moving from hands-on iOS and full-stack work to senior and staff engineering responsibilities that blend platform architecture with delivery. Based in Austin, Sterling has a strong foundation from UT Austin and a history of shipping product-critical systems at fast-moving consumer and mobility startups. He brings practical expertise in scaling services and mentoring engineers, having repeatedly stepped into higher-impact roles across short, intense tenures. A pragmatic problem-solver, he pairs mobile platform insight with backend reliability—an uncommon cross-section that helps bridge product teams and infrastructure.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science at The University of Texas at Austin
Contributions:18 pushes, 1 branch in 8 years 6 months
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Sterling Hackley - Senior Software Engineer at Coinbase