Walker Crouse
Lead Software Engineer at Atrius
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolWalker Crouse is a Lead Software Engineer in New York with 14 years of experience building scalable backend services, improving developer experience, and shipping front-end features using TypeScript, Rust, React, and Angular. He combines cloud-native expertise (AWS Certified Developer) with hands-on systems work, from API design to automation that drives measurable energy and carbon reductions. Walker has a track record of integrating new tools and frameworks thoughtfully, and his open-source contributions to the well-known SpongeAPI/Minecraft ecosystem show deep experience with real-time event handling, data serialization, and game-server mechanics. Pragmatic and curious, he blends analytical rigor from a Computer Science background with a sustainability-first mindset that informs both product and architecture decisions.
14 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science at University of Vermont
Github Skills (20)
minecraft10
event-handling10
forge10
spoon10
java10
javas10
pong10
api10
mixins10
mc-server10
game-development10
server10
spongeapi10
apidoc9
gradle9
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
SpongePowered/SpongeAPI
Feb 2016 - Jan 2017
A Minecraft plugin API
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:50 commits, 33 PRs, 218 pushes in 11 months
Contributions summary:Walker primarily contributed to the SpongeAPI, focusing on enhancing its functionality through the addition of new features and improvements. Their work involved the introduction of `PitchModulation` for sound effects and the exposure of head rotation features. Additionally, they implemented a helper function `lookAt` to help control entity behavior. The user consistently updated the core API interfaces, demonstrating a clear understanding of its architecture.
apiminecraftgradleapi-pluginbukkit
SpongePowered/Sponge
Feb 2016 - Jan 2017
The SpongeAPI implementation targeting vanilla Minecraft and 3rd party platforms.
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:46 commits, 30 PRs, 110 pushes in 11 months
Contributions summary:Walker primarily contributed to the `spongepowered/sponge` repository, an implementation of the SpongeAPI targeting vanilla Minecraft and 3rd party platforms. Their contributions involved fixing bugs and adding features, such as resolving issues related to entity rotation and head rotation. The user's work also included adapting code for inventory changes and implementing data processors and serializers to expose data structures for features like skulls.
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