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@dustinbortner
Staff-level full-stack engineer with 15+ years building scalable systems and leading architecture.
I'm a Staff-level full-stack engineer and platform architect with 15+ years of experience building secure, scalable systems in the financial and enterprise SaaS space. My core strengths lie in designing modern cloud-native platforms and leading high-leverage technical initiatives—especially those involving distributed systems, asynchronous processing, GraphQL APIs, and CI/CD automation.
Most recently, I led the technical architecture and hands-on implementation of a microservices platform on Kubernetes, integrating GraphQL APIs, BullMQ-based task processing, and secure access to over 15 databases. I also designed a robust AI/ML deployment framework enabling data scientists to ship serverless Python modules to production via a self-service interface backed by AWS Lambda and CDK. Separately, I helped launch a conversational AI system combining vector search (pgvector), Bedrock embeddings, and RAG-based generative responses.
While 80% hands-on in code, I also mentor engineers, lead design reviews, and collaborate across disciplines to align technical decisions with business goals. I'm passionate about developer productivity, system design, and simplifying complex problems through clean abstractions.
Outside of work, I enjoy exploring how generative AI can transform software tooling, knowledge management, and customer experiences.
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Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
RockCreek
Jul 2015 - Present (10 years 4 months)
As Director of Engineering at RockCreek, I led cloud modernization across dozens of internal apps, replacing legacy workflows with CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, and containerization. I partnered with execs to align technical strategy with business needs and mentored engineers through organizational change, promoting sustainable architecture across siloed teams.
RockCreek
Jun 2005 - Jul 2015 (10 years 1 month)
As Senior Software Engineer, I built internal apps for investment, research, and ops teams, leading backend and infrastructure efforts for reporting and data pipelines. I introduced CI/CD, testing, and version control, replacing legacy code with modern frameworks. I aligned systems with compliance and client needs while driving scalable, maintainable engineering practices.
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Master of Science, Computer Science
2008 - 2010
Pursued a Master of Science in Computer Science, serving as a teaching assistant to Ralph Johnson, co-author of the 'Gang of Four' Design Patterns book.
Master of Science, Computer Science
2008 - 2010
Grade: 3.97
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, Math
1999 - 2003
Grade: 3.97
Software and tools used professionally
Amazon EC2
Amazon CloudWatch
GitHub
Kubernetes
Docker Compose
Argo
Amazon EKS
Jenkins
GitHub Actions
PostgreSQL
Microsoft SQL Server
Gmail
Sentry
Node.js
.NET
Redis
Jest
Cypress
React
JavaScript
Python
HTML5
CSS 3
C#
BullMQ
ExpressJS
TypeORM
Amazon DynamoDB
Apollo
GraphQL
AWS Lambda
Redux
TypeScript
Docker
Airflow
Assistant.to
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Codeship
SQL
Octopus Deploy
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