Summary
Wesley Handy is a Backend Technical Lead and Senior Software Engineer with nine years of experience building cloud-native, scalable systems and leading teams through legacy modernization and greenfield projects. He blends deep JavaScript and AWS expertise with hands-on work across the full stack, specializing in event-driven architecture, caching strategies, and API design. At Caterpillar and previously CoStar Group he has driven cross-team initiatives—such as launching a company-wide sales system and establishing a Frontend Engineering Guild—while mentoring engineers and raising engineering practices. Wesley is also exploring practical AI engineering, having built and deployed multi-agent orchestrations as an AI Engineering Fellow, and he brings an uncommon mix of academic rigor (including a PhD in applied theology) and real-world product delivery. Based in Virginia Beach, he couples collaborative leadership with a propensity for automation and test-driven workflows that accelerate team delivery.
9 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
MA Intercultural Studies, MA Intercultural Studies at Judson College
Web Development Certificate Web Page Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design, Web Development Certificate Web Page Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design at freeCodeCamp
PhD Applied Theology, PhD Applied Theology at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Certificate in Full Stack Web Development Web Development, Certificate in Full Stack Web Development Web Development at Rutgers University
Computer Science, Computer Science at Harvard University