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Adam Cornett

@adamcornett

Principal Software Engineer at Red Hat shaping Ansible Automation Platform developer workflows and building Python FastAPI services.

United States

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At Red Hat, I define service boundaries, domain models, and API contracts for Ansible Automation Platform developer workflows. I develop Python and FastAPI services that connect automation capabilities to developer-facing workflows.

I also work across Ansible Automation Platform and Red Hat Developer Hub to align architecture and shape CLI tooling, APIs, plugin onboarding, and documentation. I partner with product management on technical roadmaps and mentor senior engineers through architecture pairing and design reviews.

At American Express, I developed Go microservices for loyalty and rewards processing, including a transaction-processing application handling 3.5 million Delta card transactions daily. I also contributed to the migration of approximately 40 million card accounts from DB2 to Couchbase.

Earlier, at General Motors, I worked on the Vehicle Services Management System for over-the-air vehicle updates, including a release spanning more than 30 microservices. My experience also includes developing .NET contact-center applications at Quicken Loans and supporting a J2EE insurance portal at The Auto Club Group.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Principal Software Engineer

Current

Red Hat

Oct 2024 - Present (2 years 1 month)

Defined service boundaries, domain models, and API contracts for Ansible Automation Platform developer workflows. Led hands-on Python and FastAPI development for RESTful platform services and coordinated architecture decisions with Red Hat Developer Hub.

Python fastAPI REST APIs Microservices Platform Architecture API Design Plugin Contracts Ansible Automation Platform (Tower AAP)Red Hat Developer Hub CI CD Claude Code

Senior Software Engineer

Red Hat

Jul 2021 - Oct 2024 (3 years 3 months)

Designed and implemented REST APIs using Node.js, Express.js, and TypeScript for enterprise automation workflows. Built React components and developed automated tests for backend APIs, supporting CI/CD validation.

NodeJS ExpressJS TypeScript JavaScript React REST APIs Microservices Asynchronous Processing Unit Testing Integration Testing CI CD

Software Engineer

American Express

Oct 2018 - Apr 2021 (2 years 6 months)

Developed Go microservices for loyalty and rewards processing, handling 3.5 million daily Delta card transactions. Led Kafka migration and Couchbase optimization, reducing infrastructure expenses by approximately $11,000 per month.

Angular TypeScript Go Microservices REST APIs Kafka Couchbase DB2 NoSQL Event Driven Architecture SMTP Distributed Systems

Senior Software Engineer

General Motors

Aug 2017 - Oct 2018 (1 year 2 months)

Led engineering for the Vehicle Services Management System supporting over-the-air vehicle module updates. Converted platform communication to event-driven architecture using Apache Kafka and Spring Integration.

Java Spring Boot Spring Integration Kafka API Gateway Microservices Spring Retry Hystrix REST APIs

Software Engineer

General Motors

Jul 2015 - Jul 2017 (2 years)

Migrated REST Express-based microservices to Spring Boot on Pivotal Cloud Foundry. Developed backend microservices for vehicle services and OTA update workflows, and created JMeter performance test suites.

Java Spring Boot REST APIs Microservices PCF (Pivotal Cloud Foundry)JMeter CI CD Real Time Event Orchestration

Software Engineer

Quicken Loans

Sep 2012 - Jul 2015 (2 years 10 months)

Developed and supported the Lead Submission System in C#/.NET, including vendor integrations. Built CTI integrations using Avaya JTAPI/DMCC and real-time dashboards for call-center operations.

C#.NET JTAPI DMCC CTI Real time Dashboards Vendor Integration Agile Production Support

Application Engineer

The Auto Club Group

Apr 2012 - Sep 2012 (5 months)

Led development for major and maintenance releases, coordinating implementation and delivery expectations. Managed source-control branches, build promotion, and production fixes.

Application Development SVN Release Engineering Product Promotion Testing Coordination Production Support

Application Associate

The Auto Club Group

Jun 2011 - Apr 2012 (10 months)

Developed, maintained, and supported a J2EE insurance portal and more than 20 web services on IBM WebSphere. Integrated address validation, credit-score lookup, and CarFax services into business workflows.

Java J2EE IBM Websphere Web Services Voltage APIs PCI Compliance Systems Integrations