An architect and builder of useful technology, focusing on cloud-native design and practices. I enjoy helping others succeed. I spend time thinking about why software systems resist change and how to use principles of composition to defeat complexity.
Hi, I'm Marlin 👋🏻
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See all work- Sep 2022 - CurrentForm3Senior Software Developer
Building a high availability multi-tenant TCH RTP payment gateway connecting financial institutions to real-time rails through a concise unified API. Customers entrust high volume payments to be processed through Form3’s weapons-grade account-to-account payments platform.
- Oct 2017 - Sep 2022BonfireSenior Software Developer / Staff Software Developer
Championed the formation of a Platform team focussed on providing a self-service platform empowering developers to adopt full-lifecycle ownership of applications.
Pioneered incremental migration path from legacy PHP/Angular stack to React and Node.js, unlocking significant increase in engineering velocity. Helped transform engineering practices and processes, from monthly releases to automated CI/CD pipeline deployments. Co-lead the Engineering Steering Committee, responsible for strategic technical leadership addressing cross-cutting concerns within Engineering.
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